diff --git a/package/libs/mbedtls/Makefile b/package/libs/mbedtls/Makefile
index 990aabe066..12b97da243 100644
--- a/package/libs/mbedtls/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/mbedtls/Makefile
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/mbedtls $(1)/usr/include/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/lib*.so* $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/lib*.a $(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
 define Package/libmbedtls/install