diff --git a/lvm2.spec b/lvm2.spec
index 7ea46a2..86f39f1 100644
--- a/lvm2.spec
+++ b/lvm2.spec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ BuildRequires: device-mapper-devel >= %{device_mapper_version}
 BuildRequires: libselinux-devel >= 1.30.19-4, libsepol-devel
 BuildRequires: ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires: ncurses-static
-BuildRequires: readline-devel
+BuildRequires: readline-devel, readline-static
 BuildRequires: cman-devel
 Requires: device-mapper >= %{device_mapper_version}
 Conflicts: lvm
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ fi
 
 %changelog
 * Mon Mar 19 2007 Alasdair Kergon <agk@redhat.com> - 2.02.24-1
+- Add BuildRequires readline-static until makefiles get fixed.
 - Fix processing of exit status in init scripts
 - Fix vgremove to require at least one vg argument.
 - Fix reading of striped LVs in LVM1 format.