diff --git a/src/utf/CMakeLists.txt b/src/utf/CMakeLists.txt
index a49dc9ac8..5935c7dc5 100644
--- a/src/utf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/utf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ project(meta-utf)
 
 add_subdirectory(tools)
 
-add_library(meta-utf SHARED segmenter.cpp transformer.cpp utf.cpp)
+if (META_STATIC_UTF)
+  add_library(meta-utf STATIC segmenter.cpp transformer.cpp utf.cpp)
+else()
+  add_library(meta-utf SHARED segmenter.cpp transformer.cpp utf.cpp)
+endif()
 target_link_libraries(meta-utf PUBLIC meta-definitions)
 target_link_libraries(meta-utf PRIVATE ${ICU_LIBRARIES})
 target_include_directories(meta-utf PRIVATE SYSTEM ${ICU_INCLUDE_DIRS})