diff --git a/cmake/libraries/openssl.cmake b/cmake/libraries/openssl.cmake
index 40b5de6e..9758745d 100644
--- a/cmake/libraries/openssl.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libraries/openssl.cmake
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ if(PROJECT_ENABLE_OPENSSL)
       set(OPENSSL_CROSS_PREFIX "--cross-compile-prefix=x86_64-w64-mingw32-")
     endif()
 
+    if(PROJECT_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+      set(OPENSSL_NO_SHARED shared)
+    else()
+      set(OPENSSL_NO_SHARED no-shared)
+    endif()
+
     ExternalProject_Add(openssl_project
       PREFIX external
       URL ${PROJECT_3RD_PARTY_DIR}/openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION}.tar.gz
@@ -37,7 +43,7 @@ if(PROJECT_ENABLE_OPENSSL)
         --prefix=${PROJECT_EXTERNAL_BUILD_ROOT}
         no-apps
         no-docs
-        no-shared
+        ${OPENSSL_NO_SHARED}
       BUILD_COMMAND make -j1
       INSTALL_COMMAND make install
     )