diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b6ac26bf..a7ace040 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ if  (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Linux")
         nolib_test(stdc++ $<TARGET_SONAME_FILE:graphite2>)
     endif ()
     set(CMAKE_CXX_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES "")
-    CREATE_LIBTOOL_FILE(graphite2 "/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}")
+    if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+        CREATE_LIBTOOL_FILE(graphite2 "/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}")
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 if  (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Darwin")
@@ -146,7 +148,9 @@ if  (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Darwin")
     include(Graphite)
     nolib_test(stdc++ $<TARGET_SONAME_FILE:graphite2>)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES "")
-    CREATE_LIBTOOL_FILE(graphite2 "/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}")
+    if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+        CREATE_LIBTOOL_FILE(graphite2 "/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}")
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 if  (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Windows")