diff --git a/include/xlnt/xlnt.hpp b/include/xlnt/xlnt.hpp
index 01fe4981..9cefa6e0 100644
--- a/include/xlnt/xlnt.hpp
+++ b/include/xlnt/xlnt.hpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 // @author: see AUTHORS file
 
 #pragma once
-
+#define XLNT_STATIC
 #include <xlnt/xlnt_config.hpp>
 
 // cell