diff --git a/mesonbuild/minstall.py b/mesonbuild/minstall.py
index cb87faf5c..878ec4cd6 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/minstall.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/minstall.py
@@ -551,7 +551,6 @@ class Installer:
                 self.install_emptydir(d, dm, destdir, fullprefix)
                 self.install_data(d, dm, destdir, fullprefix)
                 self.restore_selinux_contexts(destdir)
-                self.apply_ldconfig(dm, destdir)
                 self.run_install_script(d, destdir, fullprefix)
                 if not self.did_install_something:
                     self.log('Nothing to install.')