diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7fa1a186..2dc02dbb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ target_link_libraries(QtNodes
 
 target_compile_definitions(QtNodes
   PUBLIC
-    NODE_EDITOR_SHARED
+    $<IF:$<BOOL:${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}>, NODE_EDITOR_SHARED, NODE_EDITOR_STATIC>
   PRIVATE
     NODE_EDITOR_EXPORTS
     #NODE_DEBUG_DRAWING