diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9529a1e4..289ffb06 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 23)
 if(APPLE)
 	set(CMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH OFF)
 else()
-	if(UNIX)
+	if(UNIX AND NOT DEFINED BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 		set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON)
 	endif()
 	set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN/../lib")