diff --git a/src/rgw/store/dbstore/CMakeLists.txt b/src/rgw/store/dbstore/CMakeLists.txt
index 1feac6dcee0..586d0dbb961 100644
--- a/src/rgw/store/dbstore/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/rgw/store/dbstore/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ set(dbstore_mgr_srcs
     dbstore_mgr.cc
     )
 
-add_library(dbstore_lib ${dbstore_srcs})
+	add_library(dbstore_lib STATIC ${dbstore_srcs})
 target_include_directories(dbstore_lib PUBLIC "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/fmt/include")
 target_include_directories(dbstore_lib PUBLIC "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/rgw")
 set(link_targets spawn)
