diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6030852e..ea1c4617 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter $(shell uname),FreeBSD NetBSD DragonFly))
 	PCLIBDIR := $(PREFIX)/libdata/pkgconfig
 endif
 
-all: libtree-sitter.a libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER)
+all: libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER)
 
 libtree-sitter.a: $(OBJ)
 	$(AR) rcs $@ $^
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ install: all
 	    tree-sitter.pc.in > tree-sitter.pc
 
 	install -d '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)'
-	install -m644 libtree-sitter.a '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)'/
 	install -m755 libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER) '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)'/
 	ln -sf libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER) '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)'/libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER_MAJOR)
 	ln -sf libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER) '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)'/libtree-sitter.$(SOEXT)