diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a2f23d5..e433e8d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
 
+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)
   add_definitions(-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x600 -D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -D_WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS)