diff --git a/lz4/trunk/PKGBUILD b/lz4/trunk/PKGBUILD
index 779934b1e4a..456090d303d 100644
--- a/lz4/trunk/PKGBUILD
+++ b/lz4/trunk/PKGBUILD
@@ -12,8 +12,15 @@ license=('GPL2')
 makedepends=('git')
 checkdepends=('diffutils')
 depends=('glibc')
-source=("git+https://github.com/lz4/lz4.git#tag=v$pkgver")
-md5sums=('SKIP')
+source=("git+https://github.com/lz4/lz4.git#tag=v$pkgver"
+        "fix-static.patch")
+md5sums=('SKIP' 'SKIP')
+options=('!staticlibs')
+
+prepare() {
+  cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}"
+  patch -p1 < "${srcdir}/fix-static.patch"
+}
 
 build() {
   # do not use the main makefile, it calls sub make with -e
diff --git a/lz4/trunk/fix-static.patch b/lz4/trunk/fix-static.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a79f2dd0daf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lz4/trunk/fix-static.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
+index c6fd7b8..c09fc37 100644
+--- a/lib/Makefile
++++ b/lib/Makefile
+@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ LIBVER_MINOR := $(shell echo $(LIBVER_MINOR_SCRIPT))
+ LIBVER_PATCH := $(shell echo $(LIBVER_PATCH_SCRIPT))
+ LIBVER  := $(shell echo $(LIBVER_SCRIPT))
+ 
+-BUILD_STATIC:= yes
++BUILD_STATIC:=yes
+ 
+ CPPFLAGS+= -DXXH_NAMESPACE=LZ4_
+ CFLAGS  ?= -O3
+@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ endif
+ 	@$(INSTALL_DATA) lz4.h $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/lz4.h
+ 	@$(INSTALL_DATA) lz4hc.h $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/lz4hc.h
+ 	@$(INSTALL_DATA) lz4frame.h $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/lz4frame.h
++	@$(INSTALL_DATA) lz4frame_static.h $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/lz4frame_static.h
+ 	@echo lz4 static and shared libraries installed
+ 
+ uninstall: