diff --git a/buildlib/rdma_functions.cmake b/buildlib/rdma_functions.cmake
index ef77d95d0..84e650497 100644
--- a/buildlib/rdma_functions.cmake
+++ b/buildlib/rdma_functions.cmake
@@ -117,7 +117,10 @@ function(rdma_library DEST VERSION_SCRIPT SOVERSION VERSION)
     SOVERSION ${SOVERSION}
     VERSION ${VERSION}
     LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${BUILD_LIB}")
-  install(TARGETS ${DEST} DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+
+  if(NOT ENABLE_STATIC)
+    install(TARGETS ${DEST} DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+  endif()
 endfunction()
 
 # Create a special provider with exported symbols in it The shared provider
@@ -153,20 +156,23 @@ function(rdma_shared_provider DEST VERSION_SCRIPT SOVERSION VERSION)
     SOVERSION ${SOVERSION}
     VERSION ${VERSION}
     LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${BUILD_LIB}")
-  install(TARGETS ${DEST} DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
-
-  # Compute a relative symlink from VERBS_PROVIDER_DIR to LIBDIR
-  execute_process(COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/buildlib/relpath
-    "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}/lib${DEST}.so.${VERSION}"
-    "${VERBS_PROVIDER_DIR}"
-    OUTPUT_VARIABLE DEST_LINK_PATH OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
-    RESULT_VARIABLE retcode)
-  if(NOT "${retcode}" STREQUAL "0")
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Unable to run buildlib/relpath, do you have python?")
-  endif()
 
-  rdma_install_symlink("${DEST_LINK_PATH}" "${VERBS_PROVIDER_DIR}/lib${DEST}${IBVERBS_PROVIDER_SUFFIX}")
-  rdma_create_symlink("lib${DEST}.so.${VERSION}" "${BUILD_LIB}/lib${DEST}${IBVERBS_PROVIDER_SUFFIX}")
+  if(NOT ENABLE_STATIC)
+    install(TARGETS ${DEST} DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+  
+    # Compute a relative symlink from VERBS_PROVIDER_DIR to LIBDIR
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/buildlib/relpath
+      "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}/lib${DEST}.so.${VERSION}"
+      "${VERBS_PROVIDER_DIR}"
+      OUTPUT_VARIABLE DEST_LINK_PATH OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+      RESULT_VARIABLE retcode)
+    if(NOT "${retcode}" STREQUAL "0")
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "Unable to run buildlib/relpath, do you have python?")
+    endif()
+
+    rdma_install_symlink("${DEST_LINK_PATH}" "${VERBS_PROVIDER_DIR}/lib${DEST}${IBVERBS_PROVIDER_SUFFIX}")
+    rdma_create_symlink("lib${DEST}.so.${VERSION}" "${BUILD_LIB}/lib${DEST}${IBVERBS_PROVIDER_SUFFIX}")
+  endif()
 endfunction()
 
 # Create a provider shared library for libibverbs
@@ -201,15 +207,17 @@ function(rdma_provider DEST)
   # Provider Plugins do not use SONAME versioning, there is no reason to
   # create the usual symlinks.
 
-  if (VERBS_PROVIDER_DIR)
-    install(TARGETS ${DEST} DESTINATION "${VERBS_PROVIDER_DIR}")
-  else()
-    install(TARGETS ${DEST} DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+  if(NOT ENABLE_STATIC)
+    if (VERBS_PROVIDER_DIR)
+      install(TARGETS ${DEST} DESTINATION "${VERBS_PROVIDER_DIR}")
+    else()
+      install(TARGETS ${DEST} DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
 
-    # FIXME: This symlink is provided for compat with the old build, but it
-    # never should have existed in the first place, nothing should use this
-    # name, we can probably remove it.
-    rdma_install_symlink("lib${DEST}${IBVERBS_PROVIDER_SUFFIX}" "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/lib${DEST}.so")
+      # FIXME: This symlink is provided for compat with the old build, but it
+      # never should have existed in the first place, nothing should use this
+      # name, we can probably remove it.
+      rdma_install_symlink("lib${DEST}${IBVERBS_PROVIDER_SUFFIX}" "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/lib${DEST}.so")
+    endif()
   endif()
 endfunction()