diff --git a/cmake/GoogleTest.cmake b/cmake/GoogleTest.cmake
index d8e295a3c507ace01d8550acbb161db66c8e9028..8827264f70ed1cc538c9c1fc906ae568cc6a3636 100644
--- a/cmake/GoogleTest.cmake
+++ b/cmake/GoogleTest.cmake
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
 
   BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
   SOURCE_DIR ${BUNDLED_GTEST_ROOT}
-  CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} ${BUNDLED_GTEST_ROOT}
+  CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON ${BUNDLED_GTEST_ROOT}
   BUILD_COMMAND make
   INSTALL_COMMAND ""
 )