diff --git a/xz.changes b/xz.changes
index 6e35c96..15fe4db 100644
--- a/xz.changes
+++ b/xz.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb 21 09:03:18 UTC 2017 - adrian@suse.de
+
+- enable static package by default.
+  Needed for AppImageKit
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Dec 31 22:17:33 UTC 2016 - astieger@suse.com
 
diff --git a/xz.spec b/xz.spec
index ab04532..e14cb1c 100644
--- a/xz.spec
+++ b/xz.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package xz
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -24,13 +24,7 @@
 %ifarch aarch64 %{arm} %{sparc}
 %define do_profiling 0
 %endif
-%if 0%{?centos_version} || 0%{?rhel_version}
-%if 0%{?centos_version} <= 600 || 0%{?rhel_version <= 600}
 %bcond_without static_libs
-%endif
-%else
-%bcond_with    static_libs
-%endif
 Name:           xz
 Version:        5.2.3
 Release:        0