diff --git a/capa/features/extractors/ida/helpers.py b/capa/features/extractors/ida/helpers.py
index dbb9bd1d..a6068451 100644
--- a/capa/features/extractors/ida/helpers.py
+++ b/capa/features/extractors/ida/helpers.py
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ def get_file_imports() -> Dict[int, Tuple[str, str, int]]:
         if not library:
             continue
 
-        # IDA uses section names for the library of ELF imports, like ".dynsym"
-        library = library.lstrip(".")
+        # IDA uses section names for the library of ELF imports, like ".dynsym".
+        # These are not useful to us, we may need to expand this list over time (TODO: exhaust this list)
+        if library == ".dynsym":
+            library = ""
 
         def inspect_import(ea, function, ordinal):
             if function and function.startswith("__imp_"):