diff --git a/qa/qa_utils/CMakeLists.txt b/qa/qa_utils/CMakeLists.txt
index b5befaeeea..d04a622d57 100644
--- a/qa/qa_utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/qa/qa_utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ set( QA_UTIL_COMMON_SRC
 )
 
 # A generic library of useful functions for various testing purposes
-add_library( qa_utils
+add_library( qa_utils STATIC
     ${QA_UTIL_COMMON_SRC}
 )