diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/package.py b/meta/lib/oe/package.py
index ffe5a2157b..af0923a63f 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/package.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/package.py
@@ -1065,6 +1065,7 @@ def process_split_and_strip_files(d):
             d.getVar('INHIBIT_PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT') != '1'):
         checkelf = {}
         checkelflinks = {}
+        checkstatic = {}
         for root, dirs, files in cpath.walk(dvar):
             for f in files:
                 file = os.path.join(root, f)
@@ -1078,10 +1079,6 @@ def process_split_and_strip_files(d):
                 if file in skipfiles:
                     continue
 
-                if oe.package.is_static_lib(file):
-                    staticlibs.append(file)
-                    continue
-
                 try:
                     ltarget = cpath.realpath(file, dvar, False)
                     s = cpath.lstat(ltarget)
@@ -1093,6 +1090,13 @@ def process_split_and_strip_files(d):
                     continue
                 if not s:
                     continue
+
+                if oe.package.is_static_lib(file):
+                    # Use a reference of device ID and inode number to identify files
+                    file_reference = "%d_%d" % (s.st_dev, s.st_ino)
+                    checkstatic[file] = (file, file_reference)
+                    continue
+
                 # Check its an executable
                 if (s[stat.ST_MODE] & stat.S_IXUSR) or (s[stat.ST_MODE] & stat.S_IXGRP) \
                         or (s[stat.ST_MODE] & stat.S_IXOTH) \
@@ -1157,6 +1161,27 @@ def process_split_and_strip_files(d):
                 # Modified the file so clear the cache
                 cpath.updatecache(file)
 
+        # Do the same hardlink processing as above, but for static libraries
+        results = list(checkstatic.keys())
+
+        # As above, sort the results.
+        results.sort(key=lambda x: x[0])
+
+        for file in results:
+            # Use a reference of device ID and inode number to identify files
+            file_reference = checkstatic[file][1]
+            if file_reference in inodes:
+                os.unlink(file)
+                os.link(inodes[file_reference][0], file)
+                inodes[file_reference].append(file)
+            else:
+                inodes[file_reference] = [file]
+                # break hardlink
+                bb.utils.break_hardlinks(file)
+                staticlibs.append(file)
+            # Modified the file so clear the cache
+            cpath.updatecache(file)
+
     def strip_pkgd_prefix(f):
         nonlocal dvar
 
@@ -1195,11 +1220,24 @@ def process_split_and_strip_files(d):
                 dest = dv["libdir"] + os.path.dirname(src) + dv["dir"] + "/" + os.path.basename(target) + dv["append"]
                 fpath = dvar + dest
                 ftarget = dvar + dv["libdir"] + os.path.dirname(target) + dv["dir"] + "/" + os.path.basename(target) + dv["append"]
-                bb.utils.mkdirhier(os.path.dirname(fpath))
-                # Only one hardlink of separated debug info file in each directory
-                if not os.access(fpath, os.R_OK):
-                    #bb.note("Link %s -> %s" % (fpath, ftarget))
-                    os.link(ftarget, fpath)
+                if os.access(ftarget, os.R_OK):
+                    bb.utils.mkdirhier(os.path.dirname(fpath))
+                    # Only one hardlink of separated debug info file in each directory
+                    if not os.access(fpath, os.R_OK):
+                        #bb.note("Link %s -> %s" % (fpath, ftarget))
+                        os.link(ftarget, fpath)
+                elif (d.getVar('PACKAGE_DEBUG_STATIC_SPLIT') == '1'):
+                    deststatic = dv["staticlibdir"] + os.path.dirname(src) + dv["staticdir"] + "/" + os.path.basename(file) + dv["staticappend"]
+                    fpath = dvar + deststatic
+                    ftarget = dvar + dv["staticlibdir"] + os.path.dirname(target) + dv["staticdir"] + "/" + os.path.basename(target) + dv["staticappend"]
+                    if os.access(ftarget, os.R_OK):
+                        bb.utils.mkdirhier(os.path.dirname(fpath))
+                        # Only one hardlink of separated debug info file in each directory
+                        if not os.access(fpath, os.R_OK):
+                            #bb.note("Link %s -> %s" % (fpath, ftarget))
+                            os.link(ftarget, fpath)
+                else:
+                    bb.note("Unable to find inode link target %s" % (target))
 
         # Create symlinks for all cases we were able to split symbols
         for file in symlinks: