diff --git a/cmake/external/protobuf.cmake b/cmake/external/protobuf.cmake
index 69da9b98198de358348621ecdb444f2f81c7757f..09eb437aede4364f8aa285d5296f21cd8460fca1 100644
--- a/cmake/external/protobuf.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/protobuf.cmake
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ FUNCTION(build_protobuf TARGET_NAME BUILD_FOR_HOST)
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${THIRD_PARTY_BUILD_TYPE}
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${PROTOBUF_INSTALL_DIR}
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib
+            -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
         CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${PROTOBUF_INSTALL_DIR}
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=${THIRD_PARTY_BUILD_TYPE}