diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index de94316..520b808 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -194,9 +194,13 @@ This package contains ELF symbols and related sources for debugging purposes."
 
 SUMMARY_${PN}-dev ?= "${SUMMARY} - Development files"
 DESCRIPTION_${PN}-dev ?= "${DESCRIPTION}  \
-This package contains symbolic links, static binaries, header files, and \
+This package contains symbolic links, header files, and \
 related items necessary for software development."
 
+SUMMARY_${PN}-staticlibs ?= "${SUMMARY} - Development files (Static Libraries)"
+DESCRIPTION_${PN}-staticlibs?= "${DESCRIPTION}  \
+This package contains static libraries for software development."
+
 SUMMARY_${PN}-doc ?= "${SUMMARY} - Documentation files"
 DESCRIPTION_${PN}-doc ?= "${DESCRIPTION}  \
 This package contains documentation."
@@ -248,13 +252,17 @@ FILES_${PN}-doc = "${docdir} ${mandir} ${infodir} ${datadir}/gtk-doc \
 SECTION_${PN}-doc = "doc"
 
 FILES_${PN}-dev = "${includedir} ${libdir}/lib*${SOLIBSDEV} ${libdir}/*.la \
-                ${libdir}/*.a ${libdir}/*.o ${libdir}/pkgconfig \
+                ${libdir}/*.o ${libdir}/pkgconfig \
                 ${datadir}/pkgconfig ${datadir}/aclocal \
                 ${base_libdir}/*.a ${base_libdir}/*.o"
 SECTION_${PN}-dev = "devel"
 ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN}-dev = "1"
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-dev = "${PN} (= ${EXTENDPKGV})"
 
+FILES_${PN}-staticlibs = "${libdir}/*.a ${base_libdir}/*.a"
+SECTION_${PN}-staticlibs = "devel"
+RDEPENDS_${PN}-staticlibs = "${PN}-dev (= ${EXTENDPV})"
+
 DOTDEBUG-dbg = "${bindir}/.debug ${sbindir}/.debug ${libexecdir}/.debug ${libdir}/.debug \
             ${base_bindir}/.debug ${base_sbindir}/.debug ${base_libdir}/.debug ${libdir}/${PN}/.debug \
             ${libdir}/matchbox-panel/.debug /usr/src/debug"