diff --git a/neon.spec b/neon.spec
index 13a5c2d..870db70 100644
--- a/neon.spec
+++ b/neon.spec
@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@
 %bcond_with libproxy
 %endif
 
+# Disable automatic .la file removal
+%global __brp_remove_la_files %nil
+
 Summary: An HTTP and WebDAV client library
 Name: neon
 Version: 0.32.2
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 License: LGPLv2+
 URL: https://notroj.github.io/neon/
 Source0: https://notroj.github.io/neon/neon-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -97,6 +100,10 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags} check
 %{_libdir}/*.so
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jan 24 2022 Timm Bäder <tbaeder@redhat.com> - 0.32.2-4
+- Disable automatic .la file removal
+- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/RemoveLaFiles
+
 * Thu Jan 27 2022 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 0.32.2-3
 - strip LIBS exported by neon-config to the minimum