diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
index d3936cddd9..fa53926578 100644
--- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -200,7 +200,9 @@ if(NOT LINUX)
         set(CURL_DISABLE_TESTS TRUE CACHE BOOL "Disable curl tests building." 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)
+            set(CURL_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS TRUE CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+        else()
+            set(CURL_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS FALSE CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
         endif()
         add_subdirectory(curl)
         configure_target_outdir(libcurl)