diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a911e6103..c6ecc9723 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ clean-unit-test:
 
 install: $(TARGETS) $(EXTRA_TARGETS)
 	$(INSTALL_SUDO) mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
-	$(INSTALL_SUDO) cp $(TARGETS) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
+	$(INSTALL_SUDO) cp $(filter-out libyosys.so,$(TARGETS)) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
 ifneq ($(filter yosys,$(TARGETS)),)
 	$(INSTALL_SUDO) $(STRIP) -S $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/yosys
 endif