diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 643ffcf3d7b4ce59285343f92a1407927c111881..382d3c6ed244e24dec9f144c02e0c3459e8369a9 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -156,10 +156,12 @@ install(
 
 generate_export_header(alkimia BASE_NAME alk EXPORT_FILE_NAME alkimia/alk_export.h)
 
-if(WIN32)
-    set_target_properties(alkimia PROPERTIES SUFFIX "-${ALKIMIA_LIB_SOVERSION}${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-else()
-    set_target_properties(alkimia PROPERTIES VERSION ${ALKIMIA_LIB_VERSION} SOVERSION ${ALKIMIA_LIB_SOVERSION})
+if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    if(WIN32)
+        set_target_properties(alkimia PROPERTIES SUFFIX "-${ALKIMIA_LIB_SOVERSION}${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
+    else()
+        set_target_properties(alkimia PROPERTIES VERSION ${ALKIMIA_LIB_VERSION} SOVERSION ${ALKIMIA_LIB_SOVERSION})
+    endif()
 endif()
 set_target_properties(alkimia PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME alkimia${ALKIMIA_LIB_SUFFIX})
 set(INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR include/alkimia/${ALKIMIA_INCLUDE_SUFFIX})