diff --git a/build_files/cmake/macros.cmake b/build_files/cmake/macros.cmake
--- a/build_files/cmake/macros.cmake
+++ b/build_files/cmake/macros.cmake
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ function(blender_add_lib__impl
 
   # message(STATUS "Configuring library ${name}")
 
-  add_library(${name} ${sources})
+  add_library(${name} STATIC ${sources})
 
   # On windows vcpkg goes out of its way to make its libs the preferred
   # libs, and needs to be explicitly be told not to do that.
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blender/nodes/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/source/blender/nodes/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function(add_node_discovery
       ${DISCOVER_NODES_PATH}
   )
   set_source_files_properties(${output_file} PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
-  add_library(${lib_name} ${output_file})
+  add_library(${lib_name} STATIC ${output_file})
 endfunction()
 
 add_subdirectory(composite)