diff --git a/xz.changes b/xz.changes
index fea96e3..b02f56a 100644
--- a/xz.changes
+++ b/xz.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 29 21:36:02 UTC 2024 - Danilo Spinella <danilo.spinella@suse.com>
+
+- Build static library on SLE
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Jan 28 10:10:07 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/xz.spec b/xz.spec
index ac859c0..d190312 100644
--- a/xz.spec
+++ b/xz.spec
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 
 
 # avoid bootstrapping problem
+%if 0%{?suse_version} == 1500
+%bcond_without static
+%else
+%bcond_with static
+%endif
 %define _binary_payload w9.bzdio
 Name:           xz
 Version:        5.4.6
@@ -73,6 +78,17 @@ Obsoletes:      lzma-alpha-devel < %{version}
 This package contains the header files and libraries needed for
 compiling programs using the LZMA library.
 
+%if %{with static}
+%package static-devel
+Summary:        Static version of LZMA library
+License:        SUSE-Public-Domain
+Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
+Requires:       lzma-devel = %{version}
+
+%description static-devel
+Static library for the LZMA library
+%endif
+
 %prep
 %autosetup
 
@@ -80,6 +96,15 @@ compiling programs using the LZMA library.
 %global _lto_cflags %{_lto_cflags} -ffat-lto-objects
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -D_REENTRANT -pipe -fPIE"
 export LDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,relro,-z,now -pie"
+# Either we build it without pic enabled, or we build one at a time
+%if %{with static}
+%configure \
+  --with-pic \
+  --docdir=%{_docdir}/%{name} \
+  --disable-shared CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/sh
+%make_build
+cp ./src/liblzma/.libs/liblzma.a liblzma.a
+%endif
 %configure \
   --with-pic \
   --docdir=%{_docdir}/%{name} \
@@ -102,6 +127,9 @@ find %{buildroot} -type f -name "*.la" -delete -print
 %find_lang %{name} --all-name --with-man
 install -Dpm 0755 %{SOURCE4} %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/xznew
 install -Dpm 0644 %{SOURCE5} %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/xznew.1
+%if %{with static}
+install -Dpm 0644 liblzma.a %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/
+%endif
 rm -vf %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%{name}/{COPYING,COPYING.GPLv2}
 
 %post -n liblzma5 -p /sbin/ldconfig
@@ -178,4 +206,10 @@ rm -vf %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%{name}/{COPYING,COPYING.GPLv2}
 %{_libdir}/liblzma.so
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/liblzma.pc
 
+%if %{with static}
+%files static-devel
+%defattr(-, root, root)
+%{_libdir}/liblzma.a
+%endif
+
 %changelog