diff --git a/general/graphlib/giflib.xml b/general/graphlib/giflib.xml
index 4fafa2c28f..5099217ab0 100644
--- a/general/graphlib/giflib.xml
+++ b/general/graphlib/giflib.xml
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@
 
 <screen role="root"><userinput>make PREFIX=/usr install &amp;&amp;
 
+rm -fv /usr/lib/libgif.a &amp;&amp;
+
 find doc \( -name Makefile\* -o -name \*.1 \
          -o -name \*.xml \) -exec rm -v {} \; &amp;&amp;
 
@@ -122,6 +124,11 @@ cp -v -R doc/* /usr/share/doc/giflib-&giflib-version;</userinput></screen>
   <sect2 role="commands">
     <title>Command Explanations</title>
 
+    <para>
+      <command>rm -fv /usr/lib/libgif.a</command>: This command removes a
+      static library which is not used by any BLFS package.
+    </para>
+
     <para>
       <command>find doc ... -exec rm -v {} \;</command>: This command removes
       <filename>Makefiles</filename>, man and xml files from the documentation