diff --git a/openldap.spec b/openldap.spec
index 06d367c..21864dc 100644
--- a/openldap.spec
+++ b/openldap.spec
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@
 
 %global so_ver 2
 
+# Disable automatic .la file removal
+%global __brp_remove_la_files %nil
+
 Name: openldap
 Version: 2.4.59
-Release: 5%{?dist}
+Release: 6%{?dist}
 Summary: LDAP support libraries
 License: OpenLDAP
 URL: http://www.openldap.org/
@@ -558,6 +561,10 @@ exit 0
 %{_libdir}/libldap-2.4*.so.*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jan 24 2022 Timm Bäder <tbaeder@redhat.com> - 2.4.59-6
+- Disable automatic .la file removal
+- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/RemoveLaFiles
+
 * Thu Jan 20 2022 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.4.59-5
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_36_Mass_Rebuild