diff --git a/src/anari/CMakeLists.txt b/src/anari/CMakeLists.txt
index 6a34153..ee572a1 100644
--- a/src/anari/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/anari/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,7 +51,12 @@ project_compile_definitions(PRIVATE -Danari_EXPORTS)
 ## Create main shared + static library targets ##
 
 project(anari)
-add_anari_frontend_library_target(SHARED)
+if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_anari_frontend_library_target(SHARED)
+else()
+  add_anari_frontend_library_target(STATIC)
+  project_compile_definitions(PUBLIC -DANARI_STATIC_DEFINE)
+endif()
 
 project(anari_static)
 add_anari_frontend_library_target(STATIC)