diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f9c8f3346..74c2d263c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -938,13 +938,17 @@ if(NOT WIN32 OR ROCKSDB_INSTALL_ON_WINDOWS)
 
   install(DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules" COMPONENT devel DESTINATION ${package_config_destination})
 
-  install(
-    TARGETS ${ROCKSDB_STATIC_LIB}
-    EXPORT RocksDBTargets
-    COMPONENT devel
-    ARCHIVE DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}"
-    INCLUDES DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}"
-  )
+  if(NOT ROCKSDB_BUILD_SHARED)
+    install(
+      TARGETS ${ROCKSDB_STATIC_LIB}
+      EXPORT RocksDBTargets
+      COMPONENT devel
+      ARCHIVE DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}"
+      INCLUDES DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}"
+    )
+  else()
+    set_target_properties(${ROCKSDB_STATIC_LIB} PROPERTIES EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL TRUE)
+  endif()
 
   if(ROCKSDB_BUILD_SHARED)
     install(