diff --git a/debianpkg/backports/ubuntu14.04/debian/rules b/debianpkg/backports/ubuntu14.04/debian/rules
index c955d0c945..291233c147 100755
--- a/debianpkg/backports/ubuntu14.04/debian/rules
+++ b/debianpkg/backports/ubuntu14.04/debian/rules
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 	# cleaning .la files
 	sed -i "/dependency_libs/ s/'.*'/''/" debian/tmp/usr/lib/*.la
 	sed -i "/dependency_libs/ s/'.*'/''/" debian/tmp/usr/lib/frr/modules/*.la
+	sed -i "/dependency_libs/ s/'.*'/''/" debian/tmp/usr/lib/frr/libyang_plugins/*.la
 
 override_dh_systemd_start:
 	dh_systemd_start frr.service
diff --git a/debianpkg/rules b/debianpkg/rules
index 894cd7f198..7cdb8fbaf7 100755
--- a/debianpkg/rules
+++ b/debianpkg/rules
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 	# we don't need .la files
 	rm debian/tmp/usr/lib/*.la
 	rm debian/tmp/usr/lib/frr/modules/*.la
+	rm debian/tmp/usr/lib/frr/libyang_plugins/*.la
 
 override_dh_systemd_start:
 	dh_systemd_start frr.service