diff --git a/0001-Always-build-tinygettext-as-a-static-library.patch b/0001-Always-build-tinygettext-as-a-static-library.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..127e279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Always-build-tinygettext-as-a-static-library.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From 164c51cb2eeaa7343c1cbd6a346ad27439a16516 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com>
+Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2021 00:52:32 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Always build tinygettext as a static library
+
+Explicitly pass STATIC to tinygettext add_library() call to make sure
+it's always built as static, even when distro's cmake is configured to
+build libs shared by default.
+---
+ lib/tinygettext/CMakeLists.txt | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/lib/tinygettext/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/tinygettext/CMakeLists.txt
+index 108339c42..5a67ab425 100644
+--- a/lib/tinygettext/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/lib/tinygettext/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ file(GLOB TINYGETTEXT_HEADERS RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} include/tinyg
+ 
+ ## define a target for building the library
+ 
+-add_library(tinygettext ${TINYGETTEXT_SOURCES})
++add_library(tinygettext STATIC ${TINYGETTEXT_SOURCES})
+ 
+ ## Add tinygettext dir to search path
+ 
+-- 
+2.31.1
+
diff --git a/supertuxkart.spec b/supertuxkart.spec
index af24632..2136fdc 100644
--- a/supertuxkart.spec
+++ b/supertuxkart.spec
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ Source2:        supertuxkart-0.7.3-license-clarification.txt
 
 # https://github.com/supertuxkart/stk-code/pull/4642
 Patch0:         0001-Use-tilde-for-pre-release-versioning-in-appdata.patch
+# https://github.com/supertuxkart/stk-code/pull/4643
+Patch1:         0001-Always-build-tinygettext-as-a-static-library.patch
 
 BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
@@ -52,8 +54,6 @@ Requires:       %{name}-data = %{version}
 Provides:       bundled(bullet) = 2.87
 Provides:       bundled(libtinygettext) = 0.1.0
 
-%global __requires_exclude .*libtinygettext\\.so*
-
 %description
 3D go-kart racing game for kids with several famous OpenSource mascots
 participating. Race as Tux against 3 computer players in many different fun
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ popd
 %install
 pushd build
   %cmake_install
-  install -m755 -D lib/tinygettext/libtinygettext.so %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libtinygettext.so
 popd
 
 # Remove a too large icon that goes outside of hicolor-icon-theme spec and breaks flatpak builds
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@ desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/*%{name}.desktop
 %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/*/apps/%{name}.png
 %exclude %{_includedir}/wiiuse.h
 %exclude %{_libdir}/libwiiuse.a
-%{_libdir}/libtinygettext.so
 
 %files data
 %{_datadir}/%{name}/
@@ -125,6 +123,7 @@ desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/*%{name}.desktop
 %changelog
 * Wed Oct 06 2021 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 1.3-2
 - Fix appdata to pass validation
+- Build bundled tinygettext as static library
 
 * Wed Sep 29 2021 Gwyn Ciesla <gwync@protonmail.com> - 1.3-1
 - 1.3