diff --git a/indra/llcommon/CMakeLists.txt b/indra/llcommon/CMakeLists.txt
index aaeb4eebc3..7075590f60 100644
--- a/indra/llcommon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/indra/llcommon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ set_source_files_properties(${llcommon_HEADER_FILES}
 
 list(APPEND llcommon_SOURCE_FILES ${llcommon_HEADER_FILES})
 
+set(LLCOMMON_LINK_SHARED ON)
 if(LLCOMMON_LINK_SHARED)
     add_library (llcommon SHARED ${llcommon_SOURCE_FILES})
     add_definitions(-DLL_COMMON_BUILD=1)