diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 720e7b99c63..1bbc0d818ef 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING AND ANDROID)
     set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PACKAGE BOTH)
 endif()
 
-set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)
+set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
     add_compile_definitions(QGC_INSTALL_RELEASE)
diff --git a/src/Comms/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Comms/CMakeLists.txt
index e7369f7728f..05da3a7f48a 100644
--- a/src/Comms/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Comms/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ endif()
 
 option(QGC_ZEROCONF_ENABLED "Enable ZeroConf Compatibility" OFF)
 if(QGC_ZEROCONF_ENABLED)
-    set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
     set(BUILD_DOC OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
     set(BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
     set(BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")