diff --git a/src/cguittfont/CMakeLists.txt b/src/cguittfont/CMakeLists.txt
index 7717a2f91..6cd35f310 100644
--- a/src/cguittfont/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/cguittfont/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #   Do not add CGUITTFont.cpp to the line below.
 #   xCGUITTFont.cpp is a wrapper file that includes
 #   additional required headers.
-add_library(cguittfont xCGUITTFont.cpp)
+add_library(cguittfont STATIC xCGUITTFont.cpp)
 
 if(FREETYPE_PKGCONFIG_FOUND)
 	set_target_properties(cguittfont