diff --git a/debian/lenny/dependencies/qt3/debian/qt3-apps-dev.install b/debian/lenny/dependencies/qt3/debian/qt3-apps-dev.install
index 6912b6472..ad98c3165 100644
--- a/debian/lenny/dependencies/qt3/debian/qt3-apps-dev.install
+++ b/debian/lenny/dependencies/qt3/debian/qt3-apps-dev.install
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-usr/lib/libeditor.prl
-usr/lib/libeditor.a
-usr/lib/libdesignercore.prl
-usr/lib/libdesignercore.a
-usr/lib/libqassistantclient.prl
-usr/lib/libqassistantclient.a
+usr/lib/libeditor.*
+usr/lib/libdesignercore.*
+usr/lib/libqassistantclient.*
 usr/include/qt3/qassistantclient.h
diff --git a/debian/lenny/dependencies/qt3/debian/rules b/debian/lenny/dependencies/qt3/debian/rules
index 5b1a54766..d8632a789 100755
--- a/debian/lenny/dependencies/qt3/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/lenny/dependencies/qt3/debian/rules
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ libqt-thread-stamp: $(QUILT_STAMPFN)
 	$(MAKE) INSTALL_ROOT=$(TMP_INSTALL) plugins-install
 
 	# archives get accidentally stripped by make install. Copy over unstripped ones for now.
-	cp lib/lib*.a $(TMP_INSTALL)/usr/lib/
+	-cp lib/lib*.a $(TMP_INSTALL)/usr/lib/
 
 	cp bin/qtrename140 $(TMP_INSTALL)/usr/bin/
 	cp bin/qt20fix $(TMP_INSTALL)/usr/bin/
diff --git a/debian/squeeze/dependencies/qt3/debian/qt3-apps-dev.install b/debian/squeeze/dependencies/qt3/debian/qt3-apps-dev.install
index 6912b6472..ad98c3165 100644
--- a/debian/squeeze/dependencies/qt3/debian/qt3-apps-dev.install
+++ b/debian/squeeze/dependencies/qt3/debian/qt3-apps-dev.install
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-usr/lib/libeditor.prl
-usr/lib/libeditor.a
-usr/lib/libdesignercore.prl
-usr/lib/libdesignercore.a
-usr/lib/libqassistantclient.prl
-usr/lib/libqassistantclient.a
+usr/lib/libeditor.*
+usr/lib/libdesignercore.*
+usr/lib/libqassistantclient.*
 usr/include/qt3/qassistantclient.h
diff --git a/debian/squeeze/dependencies/qt3/debian/rules b/debian/squeeze/dependencies/qt3/debian/rules
index fe7b55dc0..08a0a69d0 100755
--- a/debian/squeeze/dependencies/qt3/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/squeeze/dependencies/qt3/debian/rules
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ libqt-thread-stamp: $(QUILT_STAMPFN)
 	$(MAKE) INSTALL_ROOT=$(TMP_INSTALL) plugins-install
 
 	# archives get accidentally stripped by make install. Copy over unstripped ones for now.
-	cp lib/lib*.a $(TMP_INSTALL)/usr/lib/
+	-cp lib/lib*.a $(TMP_INSTALL)/usr/lib/
 
 	cp bin/qtrename140 $(TMP_INSTALL)/usr/bin/
 	cp bin/qt20fix $(TMP_INSTALL)/usr/bin/
diff --git a/ubuntu/maverick/dependencies/qt3/debian/qt3-apps-dev.install b/ubuntu/maverick/dependencies/qt3/debian/qt3-apps-dev.install
index 6912b6472..ad98c3165 100644
--- a/ubuntu/maverick/dependencies/qt3/debian/qt3-apps-dev.install
+++ b/ubuntu/maverick/dependencies/qt3/debian/qt3-apps-dev.install
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-usr/lib/libeditor.prl
-usr/lib/libeditor.a
-usr/lib/libdesignercore.prl
-usr/lib/libdesignercore.a
-usr/lib/libqassistantclient.prl
-usr/lib/libqassistantclient.a
+usr/lib/libeditor.*
+usr/lib/libdesignercore.*
+usr/lib/libqassistantclient.*
 usr/include/qt3/qassistantclient.h
diff --git a/ubuntu/maverick/dependencies/qt3/debian/rules b/ubuntu/maverick/dependencies/qt3/debian/rules
index fe7b55dc0..08a0a69d0 100755
--- a/ubuntu/maverick/dependencies/qt3/debian/rules
+++ b/ubuntu/maverick/dependencies/qt3/debian/rules
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ libqt-thread-stamp: $(QUILT_STAMPFN)
 	$(MAKE) INSTALL_ROOT=$(TMP_INSTALL) plugins-install
 
 	# archives get accidentally stripped by make install. Copy over unstripped ones for now.
-	cp lib/lib*.a $(TMP_INSTALL)/usr/lib/
+	-cp lib/lib*.a $(TMP_INSTALL)/usr/lib/
 
 	cp bin/qtrename140 $(TMP_INSTALL)/usr/bin/
 	cp bin/qt20fix $(TMP_INSTALL)/usr/bin/