diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a550705d..764c1cf3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -164,8 +164,12 @@ install(TARGETS uvw EXPORT uvwConfig ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
 if(FETCH_LIBUV AND BUILD_UVW_LIBS)
     # libuv is only fetched when both above conditions are true
     install(DIRECTORY ${libuv_SOURCE_DIR}/include/ DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/uvw/uv/include)
-    install(TARGETS uv_a EXPORT uvwConfig ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/uvw)
-    install(TARGETS uv EXPORT uvwConfig LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/uvw)
+    if (BUILD_UVW_SHARED_LIB)
+        install(TARGETS uv EXPORT uvwConfig LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/uvw)
+    else()
+        install(TARGETS uv_a EXPORT uvwConfig ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/uvw)
+    endif()
+    
 endif(FETCH_LIBUV AND BUILD_UVW_LIBS)
 
 ### Testing