diff --git a/src/ifcviewer/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ifcviewer/CMakeLists.txt
index 9e8385a2d1..0025086251 100644
--- a/src/ifcviewer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ifcviewer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ file(GLOB IFCVIEWER_CPP_FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.cpp)
 file(GLOB IFCVIEWER_H_FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.h)
 set(IFCVIEWER_FILES ${IFCVIEWER_CPP_FILES} ${IFCVIEWER_H_FILES})
 
-add_library(IfcViewer ${IFCVIEWER_FILES})
+add_library(IfcViewer STATIC ${IFCVIEWER_FILES})
 
 set_target_properties(IfcViewer PROPERTIES
     AUTOMOC ON