diff --git a/scripts/mod/sumversion.c b/scripts/mod/sumversion.c
index d9cc6901d680..aadc5223dcdb 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/sumversion.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/sumversion.c
@@ -290,6 +290,15 @@ static int parse_file(const char *fname, struct md4_ctx *md)
 	release_file(file, len);
 	return 1;
 }
+/* Check whether the file is a static library or not */
+static int is_static_library(const char *objfile)
+{
+	int len = strlen(objfile);
+	if (objfile[len - 2] == '.' && objfile[len - 1] == 'a')
+		return 1;
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
 
 /* We have dir/file.o.  Open dir/.file.o.cmd, look for deps_ line to
  * figure out source file. */
@@ -420,7 +429,8 @@ void get_src_version(const char *modname, char sum[], unsigned sumlen)
 	while ((fname = strsep(&sources, " ")) != NULL) {
 		if (!*fname)
 			continue;
-		if (!parse_source_files(fname, &md))
+		if (!(is_static_library(fname)) &&
+				!parse_source_files(fname, &md))
 			goto release;
 	}