diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/irssi/irssi_1.2.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/irssi/irssi_1.2.2.bb
index da5403e5c8..1c5a912f27 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/irssi/irssi_1.2.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/irssi/irssi_1.2.2.bb
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ EXTRA_OECONF += "--with-textui \
                  --with-bot \
                  --with-perl=no \
                  --enable-true-color"
+
+FILES_${PN}-staticdev += "${libdir}/${BPN}/modules/*.a"