diff --git a/libpfm.spec b/libpfm.spec
index ab04d61..d25908b 100644
--- a/libpfm.spec
+++ b/libpfm.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Default to no static libraries
+%{!?with_static: %global with_static 0}
 %bcond_without python
 %if %{with python}
 %define python_sitearch %(python3 -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print (get_python_lib(1))")
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@
 
 Name:		libpfm
 Version:	4.11.0
-Release:	1%{?dist}
+Release:	2%{?dist}
 
 Summary:	Library to encode performance events for use by perf tool
 
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ URL:		http://perfmon2.sourceforge.net/
 Source0:	http://sourceforge.net/projects/perfmon2/files/libpfm4/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch2:		libpfm-python3-setup.patch
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:	gcc
 %if %{with python}
 BuildRequires:	python3
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ Requires:	%{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 Development library and header files to create performance monitoring
 applications for the perf_events interface.
 
+%if %{with_static}
 %package static
 Summary:	Static library to encode performance events for perf_events based tools
 Requires:	%{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -48,6 +52,7 @@ Requires:	%{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 %description static
 Static version of the libpfm library for performance monitoring
 applications for the perf_events interface.
+%endif
 
 %if %{with python}
 %package -n python3-libpfm
@@ -93,6 +98,10 @@ make \
     LDCONFIG=/bin/true \
     install
 
+%if !%{with_static}
+rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/lib*.a
+%endif
+
 %ldconfig_scriptlets
 
 %files
@@ -104,8 +113,10 @@ make \
 %{_mandir}/man3/*
 %{_libdir}/lib*.so
 
+%if %{with_static}
 %files static
 %{_libdir}/lib*.a
+%endif
 
 %if %{with python}
 %files -n python3-libpfm
@@ -113,6 +124,9 @@ make \
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jan 22 2021 William Cohen <wcohen@redhat.com> - 4.11.0-2
+- By default disable generation of static libraries
+
 * Tue Sep 08 2020 William Cohen <wcohen@redhat.com> - 4.11.0-1
 - Rebase on libpfm-4.11.0.