diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b6ac26bf..3fbf2793 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -150,8 +150,13 @@ if  (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Darwin")
 endif()
 
 if  (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Windows")
-    set_target_properties(graphite2 PROPERTIES
-        COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;UNICODE;GRAPHITE2_EXPORTING")
+    if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+        set_target_properties(graphite2 PROPERTIES
+            COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;UNICODE;GRAPHITE2_EXPORTING")
+    else ()
+        set_target_properties(graphite2 PROPERTIES
+            COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;UNICODE;GRAPHITE2_STATIC")
+    endif ()
 endif()