diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 84de29f..0c6dc0e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
 set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules")
+ 
+if (gRPC_STATIC_LINKING AND NOT _gRPC_PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
+  # Force to static link
+  set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-Bstatic")
+endif()
 
 if(MSVC)
   include(cmake/msvc_static_runtime.cmake)
