diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index a1b95fe0cc..d584a9e3bb 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -254,6 +254,13 @@ endmacro()
 
 if(WITH_CGAL)
     if(NOT CGAL_INCLUDE_DIR)
+	# CGAL is not respecting default Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS value
+	# and sometiems it's getting in the way.
+	if(NOT DEFINED Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS)
+		set(CGAL_Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS OFF)
+	else()
+		set(CGAL_Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS "${Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS}")
+	endif()
         find_package(CGAL REQUIRED)
         if(NOT CGAL_DIR)
             message(