diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d9b7ea1e0..634e5531f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR "" CACHE PATH "documentation root (DATAROOTDIR/doc/${PROJECT_NAME}${LIBIIO_VERSION_MAJOR}-doc)")
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
-if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
+if(ENABLE_SHARED AND ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
 	set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}")
 	set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE)
 endif()