diff --git a/python/repositories.bzl b/python/repositories.bzl
index 09b05fa4ac..8bb8a9ced9 100644
--- a/python/repositories.bzl
+++ b/python/repositories.bzl
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ filegroup(
         exclude = [
             "**/* *", # Bazel does not support spaces in file names.
             # static libraries
-            "lib/*.a",
             "lib/**/*.a",
             # tests for the standard libraries.
             "lib/python{python_version}/**/test/**",