diff --git a/ghex.changes b/ghex.changes
index b644b15..b40ba3f 100644
--- a/ghex.changes
+++ b/ghex.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Feb  7 12:27:30 CET 2007 - sbrabec@suse.cz
+
+- Do not build unusable static libraries (#238552).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jan  3 18:08:18 CET 2007 - sbrabec@suse.cz
 
diff --git a/ghex.spec b/ghex.spec
index a7915da..bb11b56 100644
--- a/ghex.spec
+++ b/ghex.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ BuildRequires:  scrollkeeper
 License:        GNU General Public License (GPL)
 Group:          Development/Tools/Other
 Version:        2.8.2
-Release:        37
+Release:        38
 Summary:        GNOME Binary Editor
 URL:            http://www.gnome.org/
 Source:         ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/ghex/2.8/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -80,12 +80,13 @@ autoreconf -f -i
 # FIXME: Build as root modifies system!
 #   ghex-2.8.2: --disable-schemas-install is not implemented.
 %configure\
+	--disable-static\
 	--disable-scrollkeeper\
 	--disable-schemas-install
 make %{?jobs:-j%jobs}
 
 %install
-make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+%makeinstall
 %suse_update_desktop_file -N GHex -G "Hex Editor" -D ghex2 %name Utility Editor
 sed -e "s@;Development;@;@" < $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications/ghex.desktop \
  > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications/ghex.desktop.new
@@ -132,6 +133,8 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/*.pc
 
 %changelog -n ghex
+* Wed Feb 07 2007 - sbrabec@suse.cz
+- Do not build unusable static libraries (#238552).
 * Wed Jan 03 2007 - sbrabec@suse.cz
 - Prefix changed to /usr.
 - Spec file cleanup.