diff --git a/org.libvips.vipsdisp.json b/org.libvips.vipsdisp.json
index 6cf137c..506cc97 100644
--- a/org.libvips.vipsdisp.json
+++ b/org.libvips.vipsdisp.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     ],
     "cleanup" : [
         "/include",
-        "/lib/debug",
         "/lib/libheif",
         "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu",
         "/lib/girepository-1.0",