diff --git a/tests/ffi/ffi-tests.scm b/tests/ffi/ffi-tests.scm
index c84ea746..846be137 100644
--- a/tests/ffi/ffi-tests.scm
+++ b/tests/ffi/ffi-tests.scm
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
               ((= orig-failures (test-failure-count))
                (delete-file stub-file)
                (delete-file c-file)))
-             (delete-file lib-file)
              (trash-shared-object! lib-file)))
           (else
            (test-assert (string-append "couldn't compile " name)