diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ad32ffc..e3df71c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ set (DIR_SHARE_LOCALE ${DIR_SHARE}/locale)
 
 ######## Configuration
 
+option(BUILD_STATIC "Build static library"
+       ON)
+
 configure_file(
 	uchardet.pc.in
 	uchardet.pc
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 0b36fd0..42574ce 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,15 +51,16 @@ add_library(
 	${UCHARDET_SOURCES}
 )
 
-add_library(
-	${UCHARDET_STATIC_TARGET}
-	STATIC
-	${UCHARDET_SOURCES}
-)
+if (BUILD_STATIC)
+    add_library(
+            ${UCHARDET_STATIC_TARGET}
+            STATIC
+            ${UCHARDET_SOURCES}
+    )
+endif (BUILD_STATIC)
 
 set_target_properties(
 	${UCHARDET_TARGET}
-	${UCHARDET_STATIC_TARGET}
 	PROPERTIES
 		LINKER_LANGUAGE
 			CXX
@@ -71,6 +72,17 @@ set_target_properties(
 			0
 )
 
+if (BUILD_STATIC)
+    set_target_properties(
+        ${UCHARDET_STATIC_TARGET}
+        PROPERTIES
+            LINKER_LANGUAGE
+                CXX
+            OUTPUT_NAME
+                uchardet
+    )
+endif (BUILD_STATIC)
+
 if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Debug)
 	add_definitions(
 		-O0
@@ -96,12 +108,14 @@ install(
 )
 endif (NOT WIN32)
 
-install(
-	TARGETS
-		${UCHARDET_STATIC_TARGET}
-	ARCHIVE DESTINATION
-		${DIR_LIBRARY_STATIC}
-)
+if (BUILD_STATIC)
+    install(
+        TARGETS
+            ${UCHARDET_STATIC_TARGET}
+        ARCHIVE DESTINATION
+            ${DIR_LIBRARY_STATIC}
+    )
+endif (BUILD_STATIC)
 
 install(
 	FILES