diff --git a/base/libtool/parse-config b/base/libtool/parse-config
index cb78e4f4d..748af9e38 100644
--- a/base/libtool/parse-config
+++ b/base/libtool/parse-config
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../libtool/parse-config
-# Copyright (C) 2007 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2007 - 2008 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 #
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
 # GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
 # --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
+libtool_remove_la()
+{
+	echo "Removing .la files..."
+	grep '\.la$' $builddir/flist.txt | xargs rm -fv "$root/{}"
+}
+
 # Some packges have outdated libtool that e.g. does not handle lib64. The
 # LIBTOOL-QUIRK flag allows automated updating of those files.
 
@@ -102,3 +108,7 @@ if ! hasflag NO-LIBTOOL-FIX; then
 	#hook_add premake 7 libtool_final_check
 fi
 
+if ! atstage native; then
+	hook_add postflist 5 libtool_remove_la
+fi
+