diff --git a/apr-util.spec b/apr-util.spec
index 26d8ee6..0852e13 100644
--- a/apr-util.spec
+++ b/apr-util.spec
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@
 %global ldaplib ldap
 %endif
 
+# Disable .la file removal since the .la file is exported via apu-config.
+%global __brp_remove_la_files %nil
+
 %define apuver 1
 
 Summary: Apache Portable Runtime Utility library
 Name: apr-util
 Version: 1.6.1
-Release: 20%{?dist}
+Release: 21%{?dist}
 License: ASL 2.0
 URL: https://apr.apache.org/
 Source0: https://www.apache.org/dist/apr/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -224,13 +227,16 @@ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/apr-util-%{apuver}
 
 %files devel
 %{_bindir}/apu-%{apuver}-config
-%{_libdir}/libaprutil-%{apuver}.*a
+%{_libdir}/libaprutil-%{apuver}.la
 %{_libdir}/libaprutil-%{apuver}.so
 %{_includedir}/apr-%{apuver}/*.h
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/*.pc
 %{_datadir}/aclocal/*.m4
 
 %changelog
+* Fri May 13 2022 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 1.6.1-21
+- disable .la file removal
+
 * Fri Jan 28 2022 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 1.6.1-20
 - fix build with OpenLDAP 2.6 (#2032706)