diff --git a/alex.spec b/alex.spec
index 86c4e94..13b64e1 100644
--- a/alex.spec
+++ b/alex.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Haskell
 
 %bcond_without tests
+%bcond_without static
 
 # no useful debuginfo for Haskell packages without C sources
 %global debug_package %{nil}
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@
 Name:           alex
 # part of haskell-platform
 Version:        3.1.3
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Tool for generating lexical analysers in Haskell
 
 License:        BSD
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ BuildRequires:  ghc-process-devel
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  docbook-style-xsl
 BuildRequires:  libxslt
+%if %{with static}
+Requires:       %{name}-common = %{release}
+Requires(post): %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives
+Requires(postun): %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives
+%endif
 
 %description
 Alex is a tool for generating lexical analysers in Haskell. It takes a
@@ -37,11 +43,36 @@ module containing code for scanning text efficiently. It is similar to the tool
 lex or flex for C/C++.
 
 
+%if %{with static}
+%package common
+Summary:        Common files for alex
+
+%description common
+This provides the common files for alex.
+
+
+%package static
+Summary:        Static Haskell build
+Requires:       %{name}-common = %{release}
+Requires(post): %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives
+Requires(postun): %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives
+
+%description static
+This provides a build with Haskell libraries statically linked.
+%endif
+
+
 %prep
 %setup -q
 
 
 %build
+%if %{with static}
+%define ghc_without_dynamic 1
+%ghc_bin_build
+mv dist/build/%{name}/%{name}{,.static}
+%undefine ghc_without_dynamic
+%endif
 %ghc_bin_build
 
 cd doc
@@ -53,6 +84,13 @@ cd ..
 
 %install
 %ghc_bin_install
+%if %{with static}
+mv %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/%{name}{,.dynamic}
+install dist/build/%{name}/%{name}.static %{buildroot}%{_bindir}
+touch %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/%{name}
+%endif
+
+rm %{buildroot}%{_pkgdocdir}/LICENSE
 
 
 %check
@@ -61,18 +99,57 @@ cd ..
 %endif
 
 
+%if %{with static}
+%post
+%{_sbindir}/update-alternatives --install %{_bindir}/%{name} \
+  %{name} %{_bindir}/%{_bindir}/%{name}.dynamic 70
+
+
+%postun
+if [ $1 -eq 0 ] ; then
+  %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives --remove %{name} %{_bindir}/%{name}.dynamic
+fi
+
+
+%post static
+%{_sbindir}/update-alternatives --install %{_bindir}/%{name} \
+  %{name} %{_bindir}/%{_bindir}/%{name}.static 30
+
+
+%postun static
+if [ $1 -eq 0 ] ; then
+  %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives --remove %{name} %{_bindir}/%{name}.static
+fi
+%endif
+
+
 %files
+%if %{with static}
+%ghost %{_bindir}/%{name}
+%{_bindir}/%{name}.dynamic
+%else
 %doc ANNOUNCE LICENSE README TODO doc/alex examples
 %{_bindir}/%{name}
 %{_datadir}/%{name}-%{version}
+%endif
 
 
-%changelog
-* Fri Aug 15 2014 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 3.1.3-2
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_21_22_Mass_Rebuild
+%if %{with static}
+%files common
+%doc ANNOUNCE LICENSE README TODO doc/alex examples
+%{_datadir}/%{name}-%{version}
 
+
+%files static
+%ghost %{_bindir}/%{name}
+%{_bindir}/%{name}.static
+%endif
+
+
+%changelog
 * Sun Aug  3 2014 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 3.1.3-1
 - update to 3.1.3
+- add static and common subpackages
 
 * Tue Jun 10 2014 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 3.0.5-37
 - update to cblrpm-0.8.11