diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4159112..eb25b95 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,10 +26,17 @@ if(NOT TARGET json-hpp)
 endif()
 
 # and one for the validator
-add_library(json-schema-validator SHARED
-    src/json-schema-draft4.json.cpp
-    src/json-uri.cpp
-    src/json-validator.cpp)
+if (JSON_SCHEMA_VALIDATOR_DISABLE_SHARED)
+    add_library(json-schema-validator STATIC
+        src/json-schema-draft4.json.cpp
+        src/json-uri.cpp
+        src/json-validator.cpp)
+else()
+    add_library(json-schema-validator SHARED
+            src/json-schema-draft4.json.cpp
+            src/json-uri.cpp
+            src/json-validator.cpp)
+endif()
 
 target_include_directories(json-schema-validator
     PUBLIC