diff --git a/sharelib.py b/sharelib.py
index beb7918..3fb8d82 100644
--- a/sharelib.py
+++ b/sharelib.py
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ class SharelibHandler:
                 if d in reserved_subdir:
                     continue
 
+                if d.endswith('.a') or d.endswith('.lib'):
+                    continue
+
                 pth = os.path.join(dist_path, d)
                 if os.path.isfile(pth):
                     os.remove(pth)