diff --git a/e2fsprogs.changes b/e2fsprogs.changes
index ecbda57..eef7564 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs.changes
+++ b/e2fsprogs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 CEST 2015 - dsterba@suse.com
+
+- enable static build and package static libraries
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Jun 20 23:33:05 UTC 2015 - crrodriguez@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/e2fsprogs.spec b/e2fsprogs.spec
index 958c099..6bf2d25 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs.spec
+++ b/e2fsprogs.spec
@@ -137,6 +137,16 @@ Requires:       libext2fs2 = %version
 %endif
 Development files for libext2fs.
 
+%if ! %{build_mini}
+%package -n libext2fs-devel-static
+Summary:        Development files for libext2fs
+License:        LGPL-2.0
+Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
+
+%description -n libext2fs-devel-static
+Development files for libext2fs. Static libraries.
+%endif
+
 %if %{build_mini}
 %package -n libcom_err2-mini
 %else
@@ -184,6 +194,21 @@ Requires:       libcom_err2 = %version
 %endif
 Development files for the com_err error message display library.
 
+%if ! %{build_mini}
+%package -n libcom_err-devel-static
+Summary:        Development files for libcom_err, static libraries
+License:        MIT
+Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
+# bug437293
+%ifarch ppc64
+Obsoletes:      libcom_err-devel-64bit
+%endif
+#
+
+%description -n libcom_err-devel-static
+Development files for the com_err error message display library. Static libraries.
+%endif
+
 %prep
 %setup -q -n e2fsprogs-%{version}
 # e2fsprogs patches
@@ -203,6 +228,7 @@ autoreconf --force --install
   --disable-libuuid \
   --disable-uuidd \
   --disable-fsck \
+  --enable-static \
   CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
 %if %{build_mini}
 rm -rf doc
@@ -222,12 +248,6 @@ rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_sbindir}/fsck.ext4dev
 rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/man/man8/mkfs.ext4dev.8*
 rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/man/man8/fsck.ext4dev.8*
 
-# Need libext2fs.a for silo
-find "%buildroot/%_libdir" -type f -name "*.a" \
-%ifarch %sparc
-	! -name libext2fs.a \
-%endif
-	-print -delete
 #UsrMerge
 mkdir %{buildroot}/sbin
 ln -s %{_sbindir}/badblocks %{buildroot}/sbin/badblocks
@@ -371,9 +391,6 @@ done
 %endif
 %defattr(-, root, root)
 %{_libdir}/libext2fs.so
-%ifarch %sparc
-%{_libdir}/libext2fs.a
-%endif
 %{_libdir}/libe2p.so
 /usr/include/ext2fs
 /usr/include/e2p
@@ -414,4 +431,16 @@ done
 %{_mandir}/man1/mk_cmds.1.gz
 %{_mandir}/man3/com_err.3.gz
 
+%if ! %{build_mini}
+%files -n libcom_err-devel-static
+%defattr(-, root, root)
+%{_libdir}/libcom_err.a
+%{_libdir}/libss.a
+
+%files -n libext2fs-devel-static
+%defattr(-, root, root)
+%{_libdir}/libext2fs.a
+%{_libdir}/libe2p.a
+%endif
+
 %changelog