diff --git a/src/plist.c b/src/plist.c
index 57f0be4..cbe10ad 100644
--- a/src/plist.c
+++ b/src/plist.c
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ static void internal_plist_deinit(void)
     plist_xml_deinit();
 }
 
+#ifndef LIBPLIST_STATIC_LIBRARY
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 
 typedef volatile struct {
@@ -116,6 +118,8 @@ static void __attribute__((destructor)) libplist_deinitialize(void)
 
 #endif
 
+#endif
+
 #ifndef HAVE_MEMMEM
 // see https://sourceware.org/legacy-ml/libc-alpha/2007-12/msg00000.html