diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d98994384..6bfebe132 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ cmake_policy(SET CMP0063 NEW)
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0127 NEW)
 set(CMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0063 NEW)
 
+# Prefer building bundled dependencies as static instead of shared
+set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)
+
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeModules")
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/externals/cmake-modules")
 include(DownloadExternals)