diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ac90b3b..86d6ed19 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ set(SOURCE_FILES
 source_group("Source Files" FILES ${SOURCE_FILES})
 
 
-add_library (${LIBNAME} STATIC
+add_library (${LIBNAME}
   ${ARABICA_CONFIG_FILE}
   ${GENERATED_HEADER_FILES}
   ${PUBLIC_HEADER_FILES}