diff --git a/net-libs/netwib/netwib-5.39.0-r1.ebuild b/net-libs/netwib/netwib-5.39.0-r1.ebuild
index 00c9aa0e12371..4535f6c5c12f4 100644
--- a/net-libs/netwib/netwib-5.39.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/net-libs/netwib/netwib-5.39.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 # NOTE: netwib, netwox and netwag go together, bump all or bump none
 
 EAPI=8
 
-inherit toolchain-funcs
+inherit dot-a toolchain-funcs
 
 DESCRIPTION="Library of Ethernet, IP, UDP, TCP, ICMP, ARP and RARP protocols"
 HOMEPAGE="
@@ -37,12 +37,15 @@ src_configure() {
 	tc-export AR CC RANLIB
 	sed -e "s:/lib:/$(get_libdir):" \
 		-i config.dat || die
+	# the only package output is static libs
+	lto-guarantee-fat
 
 	sh genemake || die
 }
 
 src_install() {
 	default
+	strip-lto-bytecode
 
 	dodoc \
 		../README.TXT \