diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/enchant/enchant2_2.2.7.bb b/meta/recipes-support/enchant/enchant2_2.2.7.bb
index bdfd738487..03db5c7fae 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/enchant/enchant2_2.2.7.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/enchant/enchant2_2.2.7.bb
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ FILES_${PN} += " \
     ${datadir}/enchant-2 \
     ${libdir}/enchant-2 \
 "
+FILES_${PN}-staticdev += "${libdir}/enchant-2/*.a"