diff --git a/scripts/cmake/ExternalProjectBoost.cmake b/scripts/cmake/ExternalProjectBoost.cmake
index 3d5a6305c28459d50f76fc6b689f29221bb654c7..484d8bdb8db220486982354d8450ad923d292fe0 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/ExternalProjectBoost.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/ExternalProjectBoost.cmake
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ SET(BOOST_LIBS_TO_BUILD
 
 # First check for system boost
 IF(NOT Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-	SET(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS OFF)
+	SET(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
 	IF(OGS_LIBS_DIR)
 		SET(BOOST_ROOT ${OGS_LIBS_DIR}/boost)
 	ENDIF()
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ IF(NOT Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS)
 	ENDIF()
 	FIND_PACKAGE(Boost 1.46.0 COMPONENTS ${BOOST_LIBS_TO_BUILD})
 	IF(NOT Boost_FOUND)
-		SET(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
+		SET(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS OFF)
 		FIND_PACKAGE(Boost 1.46.0 COMPONENTS ${BOOST_LIBS_TO_BUILD})
 	ENDIF()
 	IF(Boost_FOUND)