diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index e5c5a5f..386b159 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ if (${BUILD_GEOCODER} STREQUAL "ON")
 endif ()
 
 # Build a shared library (with -fPIC).
-set (BUILD_SHARED_LIB true)
+set (BUILD_SHARED_LIB false)
 
 if (${USE_RE2} STREQUAL "ON")
   # RE2 is not always available as a shared library (e.g: package provided by