diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4a72f018..55762343 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -548,6 +548,9 @@ if(UHDR_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
   if(UHDR_BUILD_FUZZERS)
     target_link_options(ultrahdr_app PRIVATE -fsanitize=fuzzer-no-link)
   endif()
+  if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND NOT MSVC AND NOT APPLE)
+    target_link_options(ultrahdr_app PRIVATE -static)
+  endif()
   target_link_libraries(ultrahdr_app PRIVATE ${UHDR_CORE_LIB_NAME})
 endif()