diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index f3c6d78..a457717 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
         ${CURLCPP_HEADER_LIST}
     )
 else()
-    add_library(curlcpp ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}
+    add_library(curlcpp SHARED
         curl_easy.cpp
         curl_header.cpp
         curl_global.cpp