diff --git a/common/CMakeLists.txt b/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 901a47f98..9c2c0a998 100644
--- a/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ include_directories(
 	${XKBCOMMON_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
 
-add_library(sway-common
+add_library(sway-common STATIC
 	ipc-client.c
 	list.c
 	log.c
diff --git a/protocols/CMakeLists.txt b/protocols/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ff7c704f..ff0a2e4d0 100644
--- a/protocols/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/protocols/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ WAYLAND_ADD_PROTOCOL_SERVER(proto-server-swaylock
 	swaylock
 )
 
-add_library(sway-protocols
+add_library(sway-protocols STATIC
 	${proto-client-xdg-shell}
 	${proto-client-desktop-shell}
 	${proto-server-desktop-shell}
diff --git a/wayland/CMakeLists.txt b/wayland/CMakeLists.txt
index df92db9ec..54fe3e23c 100644
--- a/wayland/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/wayland/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ include_directories(
 	${WAYLAND_INCLUDE_DIR}
 )
 
-add_library(sway-wayland
+add_library(sway-wayland STATIC
 	buffers.c
 	pango.c
 	registry.c