diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5ebce0ba8054e3fcce8be4f9c7299038422e5c73..25ccec418ab425aa92482a070d42b77b3ccfdc4f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if (vkcv_directories)
 	include_directories(${vkcv_directories})
 endif()
 
-add_library(vkcv SHARED ${vkcv_sources})
+add_library(vkcv STATIC ${vkcv_sources})
 
 if(MSVC)
   #enable multicore compilation on visual studio