diff --git a/modules/io/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/io/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 34bcff5cdcfda1264d94d34a1d11c377400123ac..98f075bd9785c1c051f642e3be91dd2e125cc62f 100644
--- a/modules/io/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/io/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ ost_unittest(MODULE io
              SOURCES "${OST_IO_UNIT_TESTS}"
              LINK ost_mol ost_seq)
 
-add_executable(test_mae_standalone test_mae_standalone.cc)
-target_link_libraries(test_mae_standalone ost_mol)
-target_link_libraries(test_mae_standalone ost_io)
-target_link_libraries(test_mae_standalone ${Boost_REGEX_LIBRARY})
+if(NOT ENABLE_STATIC)
+  add_executable(test_mae_standalone test_mae_standalone.cc)
+  target_link_libraries(test_mae_standalone ost_mol)
+  target_link_libraries(test_mae_standalone ost_io)
+  target_link_libraries(test_mae_standalone ${Boost_REGEX_LIBRARY})
+endif()