diff --git a/boost.spec b/boost.spec
index 55a45f4..7dd60a9 100644
--- a/boost.spec
+++ b/boost.spec
@@ -502,8 +502,7 @@ objdump -Ctj .text -Ctj .text %{buildroot}%{package_libdir}/libboost_exception.s
   grep '^[0-9a-f]\+[[:space:]]\+g[[:space:]]\+F' | \
   sed -e 's#[0-9a-f]\+[[:space:]]\+g[[:space:]]\+F[[:space:]]\+\.text[[:space:]]\+[0-9a-f]\+[[:space:]]\+##' | \
   diff %{SOURCE10} - || echo "WARNING: libexception symbol change?"
-rm %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/libboost_exception.so
-rm %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/libboost_exception.so.%{version}
+rm %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/libboost_exception.a
 
 # not used or duplicated in boost-extra flavour
 rm -r %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/cmake/boost_exception-*