diff --git a/libarchive.changes b/libarchive.changes
index 40dd84a..5c1bdd6 100644
--- a/libarchive.changes
+++ b/libarchive.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Nov 24 16:22:02 UTC 2013 - andreas.stieger@gmx.de
+
+- add optional -static library package, intended to publish pixz
+  for CentOS / RHEL, default off
+- skip some dependencies not required for pixz on CentOS / RHEL
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Aug 20 05:34:09 UTC 2013 - crrodriguez@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/libarchive.spec b/libarchive.spec
index 0e6244d..39e5bff 100644
--- a/libarchive.spec
+++ b/libarchive.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@
 #
 
 
+%if 0%{?centos_version} || 0%{?rhel_version}
+%if 0%{?centos_version} <= 600 || 0%{?rhel_version <= 600}
+%bcond_without	static_libs
+%bcond_with	openssl
+%bcond_with	ext2fs
+%endif
+%else
+%bcond_with	static_libs
+%bcond_without	openssl
+%bcond_without	ext2fs
+%endif
+
 %define somajor 13
 %define libname libarchive%{somajor}
 
@@ -32,8 +44,12 @@ BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  libacl-devel
 BuildRequires:  libattr-devel
 BuildRequires:  libbz2-devel
+%if %{with ext2fs}
 BuildRequires:  libext2fs-devel
+%endif
+%if %{with openssl}
 BuildRequires:  libopenssl-devel
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  libxml2-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config
 BuildRequires:  xz-devel
@@ -132,12 +148,29 @@ and 6.
 
 This package contains the development files.
 
+%if %{with static_libs}
+%package static
+Requires:       %{name}-devel = %{version}
+Summary:        static library for libarchive
+Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
+
+%description static
+static library for libarchive
+%endif
+
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%if %{with openssl}
 %patch0
+%endif
 %build
 %global optflags    %{optflags} -D_REENTRANT -pipe
-%configure --disable-silent-rules --disable-static --enable-bsdcpio
+%configure \
+	--disable-silent-rules \
+%if ! %{with static_libs}
+	--disable-static \
+%endif
+	--enable-bsdcpio
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %check
@@ -173,4 +206,10 @@ sed -i -e '/Libs.private/d' %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/libarchive.pc
 %{_includedir}/archive*
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/libarchive.pc
 
+%if %{with static_libs}
+%files static
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_libdir}/%{name}.a
+%endif
+
 %changelog