diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 055c3ca9..7f235f54 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ endif()
 endif()
 
 if (UNICORN_HAS_S390X)
-add_library(s390x-softmmu
+add_library(s390x-softmmu STATIC
     ${UNICORN_ARCH_COMMON}
 
     qemu/hw/s390x/s390-skeys.c