diff --git a/cpp/cmake/ThirdPartyPackages.cmake b/cpp/cmake/ThirdPartyPackages.cmake
index a51c39c58f848c4ac4e746cb3ab4d0afab16fe04..147fed8e0fd6978eed8658c3bf61816a72503bf0 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake/ThirdPartyPackages.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake/ThirdPartyPackages.cmake
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ macro(build_thrift)
 	    -DBOOST_ROOT=${BOOST_PREFIX}
             -DWITH_CPP=ON
             -DWITH_STATIC_LIB=ON
-	    -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON
+	    -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
 	    -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
 	    -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF
             -DBUILD_TUTORIALS=OFF