diff --git a/SDL2.spec b/SDL2.spec
index a026a25..28784db 100644
--- a/SDL2.spec
+++ b/SDL2.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           SDL2
 Version:        2.0.16
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?dist}
 Summary:        Cross-platform multimedia library
 License:        zlib and MIT
 URL:            http://www.libsdl.org/
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ export LDFLAGS="%{shrink:%{build_ldflags}}"
     -DVIDEO_VULKAN=ON \
     -DSSE3=OFF \
     -DRPATH=OFF \
+    -DSDL_STATIC=ON \
     -DSDL_STATIC_PIC=ON \
 %ifarch ppc64le
     -DALTIVEC=OFF \
@@ -141,6 +142,10 @@ install -p -m 644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_includedir}/SDL2/SDL_config.h
 %{_libdir}/lib*.a
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Aug 26 2021 Wim Taymans <wtaymans@redhat.com> - 2.0.16-4
+- Build with SDL_STATIC_PIC and SDL_STATIC to actually make the
+  static version of SDL2
+
 * Thu Aug 26 2021 Wim Taymans <wtaymans@redhat.com> - 2.0.16-3
 - Build with SDL_STATIC_PIC instead of SDL_STATIC