diff --git a/dev-libs/gpds/gpds-1.8.3.ebuild b/dev-libs/gpds/gpds-1.8.3.ebuild
index 448e5e5ace..b4340764b5 100644
--- a/dev-libs/gpds/gpds-1.8.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/gpds/gpds-1.8.3.ebuild
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ src_configure() {
 
 src_install() {
 	cmake_src_install
-	# use static-libs || rm "${ED}"/usr/$(get_libdir)/*.a || die
+	use static-libs || rm "${ED}"/usr/$(get_libdir)/*.a || die
 }
diff --git a/dev-libs/gpds/gpds-1.8.4.ebuild b/dev-libs/gpds/gpds-1.8.4.ebuild
index da398d0dfa..0f02dffe4c 100644
--- a/dev-libs/gpds/gpds-1.8.4.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/gpds/gpds-1.8.4.ebuild
@@ -38,4 +38,5 @@ src_configure() {
 
 src_install() {
 	cmake_src_install
+	use static-libs || rm "${ED}"/usr/$(get_libdir)/*.a || die
 }