diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
index 9c81be80dc..e92819f342 100644
--- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -195,8 +195,10 @@ if(NOT LINUX)
     if(BUILD_EXT_CURL)
         set(BUILD_CURL_EXE FALSE CACHE BOOL "Set to OFF to build curl executable." FORCE)
         set(CURL_DISABLE_TESTS TRUE CACHE BOOL "Disable curl tests building." FORCE)
-        set(CURL_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS TRUE CACHE BOOL "Set to ON to build curl executable." FORCE)
         set(CMAKE_USE_OPENSSL TRUE CACHE BOOL "Use openssl for curl" FORCE)
+        if(WIN32)
+            set(CURL_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS TRUE CACHE BOOL "Set to ON to build curl executable." FORCE)
+        endif()
         message("######## OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY=${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY}")
         message("######## OPENSSL_SSL_LIBRARY=${OPENSSL_SSL_LIBRARY}")
         add_subdirectory(curl)