diff --git a/thirdparty/json_schema_validator/CMakeLists.txt b/thirdparty/json_schema_validator/CMakeLists.txt
index 6efa4db6a1..57d1d05dd0 100644
--- a/thirdparty/json_schema_validator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/thirdparty/json_schema_validator/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-add_library( nlohmann_json_schema_validator
+add_library( nlohmann_json_schema_validator STATIC
     json-schema-draft7.json.cpp
     json-uri.cpp
     json-validator.cpp