diff --git a/joint_moments/CMakeLists.txt b/joint_moments/CMakeLists.txt
index d5f468e876..e3e05ebf53 100644
--- a/joint_moments/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/joint_moments/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set(joint_moment_headers Genten_HigherMoments.hpp)
 
 ADD_LIBRARY (
-  gt_higher_moments SHARED
+  gt_higher_moments
   ${Genten_SOURCE_DIR}/joint_moments/Genten_HigherMoments.cpp
   ${Genten_SOURCE_DIR}/joint_moments/Genten_ComputePrincipalKurtosisVectors.cpp
   )