diff --git a/meta/classes/distutils-common-base.bbclass b/meta/classes/distutils-common-base.bbclass
index f66a5cd571..9a608eb63e 100644
--- a/meta/classes/distutils-common-base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/distutils-common-base.bbclass
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@ EXTRA_OEMAKE = ""
 export STAGING_INCDIR
 export STAGING_LIBDIR
 
-PACKAGES = "${PN}-dev ${PN}-dbg ${PN}-doc ${PN}"
+PACKAGES = "${PN}-staticdev ${PN}-dev ${PN}-dbg ${PN}-doc ${PN}"
 
 FILES_${PN} = "${bindir}/* ${libdir}/* ${libdir}/${PYTHON_DIR}/*"
 
+FILES_${PN}-staticdev += "\
+  ${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/*.a \
+"
 FILES_${PN}-dev += "\
   ${datadir}/pkgconfig \
   ${libdir}/pkgconfig \