diff --git a/Installation/lib/CGAL-3.4/CGAL_Common.cmake b/Installation/lib/CGAL-3.4/CGAL_Common.cmake
index 5b5bae5b09d..f70807cd91f 100644
--- a/Installation/lib/CGAL-3.4/CGAL_Common.cmake
+++ b/Installation/lib/CGAL-3.4/CGAL_Common.cmake
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if( NOT CGAL_COMMON_FILE_INCLUDED )
     endif()
   endif()
   
-  if ( BUILD_SHARED_LIBS )
+  if ( CGAL_BUILDING_LIBS AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS )
     message( STATUS "Building shared libraries" )
   else()
     message( STATUS "Building static libraries" )