diff --git a/scripts/cmake/Dependencies.cmake b/scripts/cmake/Dependencies.cmake
index 64354ee5e6e85c4fa71b239bb511194e314e44ae..1109abb8529279fa233fccbbffa82fe6e9b0bca1 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/Dependencies.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/Dependencies.cmake
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ if(OGS_BUILD_TESTING)
         GITHUB_REPOSITORY google/googletest
         GIT_TAG 389cb68b87193358358ae87cc56d257fd0d80189
         OPTIONS "INSTALL_GTEST OFF" "gtest_force_shared_crt ON"
+                "BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF"
         EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL YES
     )