diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 598d1ddf..f49076f3 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ install : all
 	$(INSTALL) -d ${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/
 	$(INSTALL) -s --strip-program=${CROSS_COMPILE}${STRIP} libmosquitto.so.${SOVERSION} ${DESTDIR}${prefix}/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/libmosquitto.so.${SOVERSION}
 	ln -sf libmosquitto.so.${SOVERSION} ${DESTDIR}${prefix}/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/libmosquitto.so
+	$(INSTALL) libmosquitto.a ${DESTDIR}${prefix}/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/libmosquitto.a
+	${CROSS_COMPILE}${STRIP} -g --strip-unneeded ${DESTDIR}${prefix}/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/libmosquitto.a
 	$(INSTALL) -d ${DESTDIR}${prefix}/include/
 	$(INSTALL) mosquitto.h ${DESTDIR}${prefix}/include/mosquitto.h
 	$(MAKE) -C cpp install
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ install : all
 uninstall :
 	-rm -f ${DESTDIR}${prefix}/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/libmosquitto.so.${SOVERSION}
 	-rm -f ${DESTDIR}${prefix}/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/libmosquitto.so
+	-rm -f ${DESTDIR}${prefix}/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/libmosquitto.a
 	-rm -f ${DESTDIR}${prefix}/include/mosquitto.h
 
 reallyclean : clean