diff --git a/toolchain/binutils/Makefile b/toolchain/binutils/Makefile
index 466b6ac96099587c29ae7b60d9c2f2e2ed59ee8c..73c303ffb5be64819aa078551cd5fb93b3eb9b40 100644
--- a/toolchain/binutils/Makefile
+++ b/toolchain/binutils/Makefile
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ define Host/Install
 		prefix=$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/initial \
 		install
 	$(call FixupLibdir,$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/initial)
+	$(RM) $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/initial/lib/libiberty.a
 	$(CP) $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/initial/. $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/
 	$(CP) $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/bin/$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME)-readelf $(REAL_STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/readelf
 endef