diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils_2.40.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils_2.40.bb
index 4ce1b4bec2..9fe4bf5ae3 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils_2.40.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils_2.40.bb
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ FILES:libbfd = "${libdir}/libbfd-*.so.* ${libdir}/libbfd-*.so"
 FILES:libopcodes = "${libdir}/libopcodes-*.so.* ${libdir}/libopcodes-*.so"
 FILES:gprofng = "${sysconfdir}/gprofng.rc ${libdir}/gprofng/libgp-*.so ${libdir}/gprofng/libgprofng.so.* ${bindir}/gp-* ${bindir}/gprofng"
 FILES:${PN}-dev += "${libdir}/libgprofng.so ${libdir}/libsframe.so"
+FILES:${PN}-staticdev += "${libdir}/gprofng/*.a"
 SRC_URI:append:class-nativesdk =  " file://0003-binutils-nativesdk-Search-for-alternative-ld.so.conf.patch "
 
 USE_ALTERNATIVES_FOR:class-nativesdk = ""