diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 0cbb82888a..bc6a02f4f4 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -429,9 +429,6 @@ endforeach()
 
 set(IFCPARSE_FILES ${IFCPARSE_CPP_FILES} ${IFCPARSE_H_FILES})
 
-# add macro for every project: use IfcParse as static lib
-add_definitions(-DIFCPARSE_STATIC_DEFINE)
-
 ADD_LIBRARY(IfcParse STATIC ${IFCPARSE_FILES})
 
 IF(UNICODE_SUPPORT)
@@ -451,6 +448,9 @@ ELSE()
     ADD_LIBRARY(IfcGeom STATIC ${IFCGEOM_FILES})
     SET(IFCLIBS "IfcParse;IfcGeom")
     SET(IFCDIRS "")
+    
+    # add macro for every project: use IfcParse as static lib
+    ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DIFCPARSE_STATIC_DEFINE)
 ENDIF()
 
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(IfcGeom IfcParse)