diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 93299333..d3802e0a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ set(CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_PREFER_CONFIG TRUE)
 
 option(BYO_CRYPTO "Set this if you want to provide your own cryptography implementation. This will cause the defaults to not be compiled." OFF)
 option(USE_OPENSSL "Set this if you want to use your system's OpenSSL 1.0.2/1.1.1 compatible libcrypto" OFF)
+option(AWS_USE_CRYPTO_SHARED_LIBS "Force c-cal to use shared libs in Findcrypto" OFF)
 
 if (DEFINED CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH)
     file(TO_CMAKE_PATH "${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}" CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/Findcrypto.cmake b/cmake/modules/Findcrypto.cmake
index fed83bbd..982a5ed2 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/Findcrypto.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/Findcrypto.cmake
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ else()
         ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib
         )
 
-    if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OR AWS_USE_CRYPTO_SHARED_LIBS)
         if (crypto_SHARED_LIBRARY)
             set(crypto_LIBRARY ${crypto_SHARED_LIBRARY})
         else()