diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 59dc4781ad..205fb336e3 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ endforeach()
 
 set(IFCPARSE_FILES ${IFCPARSE_CPP_FILES} ${IFCPARSE_H_FILES})
 
-add_library(IfcParse STATIC ${IFCPARSE_FILES})
+add_library(IfcParse ${IFCPARSE_FILES})
 set_target_properties(IfcParse PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -DIfcParse_EXPORTS)
 
 IF(UNICODE_SUPPORT)
@@ -463,13 +463,17 @@ ENDIF()
 file(GLOB IFCGEOM_H_FILES ../src/ifcgeom/*.h)
 file(GLOB IFCGEOM_CPP_FILES ../src/ifcgeom/*.cpp)
 set(IFCGEOM_FILES ${IFCGEOM_CPP_FILES} ${IFCGEOM_H_FILES})
+
 IF(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-	message(WARNING "Building IfcGeom as shared library not currently supported")
-	add_library(IfcGeom SHARED ${IFCGEOM_FILES})
-ELSE()
-        add_library(IfcGeom ${IFCGEOM_FILES})
+	message(WARNING "Building IfcGeom as shared library currently not supported depending on platform and compiler options")
 ENDIF()
 
+if(WIN32)
+    add_library(IfcGeom STATIC ${IFCGEOM_FILES})
+else()
+    add_library(IfcGeom ${IFCGEOM_FILES})
+endif()
+
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(IfcGeom IfcParse)
 
 # IfcConvert
@@ -528,7 +532,7 @@ INSTALL(FILES ${IFCGEOM_H_FILES}
 	DESTINATION ${INCLUDEDIR}/ifcgeom
 )
 
-INSTALL(TARGETS ${IFCOPENSHELL_LIBRARIES} IfcConvert IfcGeomServer
+INSTALL(TARGETS IfcParse IfcGeom IfcConvert IfcGeomServer
 	ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
 	LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
 	RUNTIME DESTINATION ${BINDIR}
diff --git a/src/ifcmax/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ifcmax/CMakeLists.txt
index 6dbff071a5..c9096f846f 100644
--- a/src/ifcmax/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ifcmax/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ LINK_DIRECTORIES(${LINK_DIRECTORIES} ${IfcOpenShell_BINARY_DIR} ${OCC_LIBRARY_DI
 
 ADD_LIBRARY(IfcMax SHARED IfcMax.h IfcMax.cpp)
 
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(IfcMax ${IFCLIBS} Comctl32.lib zlibdll.lib bmm.lib core.lib CustDlg.lib edmodel.lib expr.lib
+# TODO: find the minimal subset of 3dsmax libraries to reference
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(IfcMax ${IFCOPENSHELL_LIBRARIES} Comctl32.lib zlibdll.lib bmm.lib core.lib CustDlg.lib edmodel.lib expr.lib
     flt.lib geom.lib gfx.lib gup.lib imageViewers.lib ManipSys.lib maxnet.lib Maxscrpt.lib
     maxutil.lib MenuMan.lib menus.lib mesh.lib MNMath.lib Paramblk2.lib particle.lib Poly.lib RenderUtil.lib
     tessint.lib viewfile.lib ${OPENCASCADE_LIBRARIES}