diff --git a/build/cmake/DefineOptions.cmake b/build/cmake/DefineOptions.cmake
index 8c7a4a9..e16e564 100644
--- a/build/cmake/DefineOptions.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/DefineOptions.cmake
@@ -132,7 +132,12 @@
 # Common library options
 # https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/BUILD_SHARED_LIBS.html
 # Default on Windows is static, shared mode library support needs work...
-CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build shared libraries" OFF "WIN32" ON)
+if(WIN32)
+    set(DEFAULT_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON)
+else()
+    set(DEFAULT_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)
+endif()
+option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build shared libraries" ${DEFAULT_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS})
 
 if (WITH_SHARED_LIB)
     message(WARNING "WITH_SHARED_LIB is deprecated; use -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON instead")