diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bc39a0d..07bf8ac 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ OPTION(BUILD_XKBSWITCH_LIB
     "Build a library compatible with vim's libcall interface" ON)
 if(BUILD_XKBSWITCH_LIB)
     SET(xkblib xkbswitch)
-    ADD_LIBRARY(${xkblib} SHARED src/XKbSwitchApi.cpp src/XKeyboard.cpp)
+    if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+        ADD_LIBRARY(${xkblib} SHARED src/XKbSwitchApi.cpp src/XKeyboard.cpp)
+    else()
+        ADD_LIBRARY(${xkblib} STATIC src/XKbSwitchApi.cpp src/XKeyboard.cpp)
+    endif()
     SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${xkblib} PROPERTIES VERSION ${XKBSWITCH_VERSION} SOVERSION ${MAJOR_VERSION})
     TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${xkblib} X11 xkbfile)
     ADD_EXECUTABLE(xkb-switch src/XKbSwitch.cpp)