diff --git a/gambas3.spec b/gambas3.spec
index 398e107..d827338 100644
--- a/gambas3.spec
+++ b/gambas3.spec
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@
 # But they're alive again, sortof...
 %global gtkopengl 1
 
+# Disable automatic removal of .la files
+%global __brp_remove_la_files %nil
+
 Name:		gambas3
 Summary:	IDE based on a basic interpreter with object extensions
 Version:	3.16.3
-Release:	4%{?dist}
+Release:	5%{?dist}
 License:	GPL+
 URL:		http://gambas.sourceforge.net/
 Source0:	https://gitlab.com/gambas/gambas/-/archive/%{version}/gambas-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -1728,6 +1731,10 @@ install -m 0644 -p main/mime/application-x-gambas3.xml %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/m
 %{_datadir}/%{name}/info/gb.xml.xslt.*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jan 24 2022 Timm Bäder <tbaeder@redhat.com> - 3.16.3-5
+- Opt out of .la file removal
+- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/RemoveLaFiles
+
 * Thu Jan 20 2022 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 3.16.3-4
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_36_Mass_Rebuild