diff --git a/libmodbus.spec.in b/libmodbus.spec.in
index 44c0d49..2bffce2 100644
--- a/libmodbus.spec.in
+++ b/libmodbus.spec.in
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 %{_includedir}/modbus/modbus-rtu.h
 %{_includedir}/modbus/modbus-tcp.h
 %{_includedir}/modbus/modbus-version.h
-%dir %{_libdir}/libmodbus.so
 
+%{_libdir}/libmodbus.la
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/libmodbus.pc
 %{_libdir}/libmodbus.so