diff --git a/cmake/D2MOO.TargetsHelpers.cmake b/cmake/D2MOO.TargetsHelpers.cmake
index 195ea6d0..a5754c74 100644
--- a/cmake/D2MOO.TargetsHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/D2MOO.TargetsHelpers.cmake
@@ -28,23 +28,26 @@ function(D2MOO_configure_exports DLLTargetName)
   set(options FORCE_EXPORT IGNORE_MISSING_DEF)
   cmake_parse_arguments(PARSE_ARGV 1 this "${options}" "" "")
 
+  get_target_property(Library_TYPE ${DLLTargetName} TYPE)
   string(TOUPPER "${DLLTargetName}" DLLTargetNameUpperCase)
-  set(EXPORT_IF_SHARED_LIB "$<$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:${DLLTargetName},TYPE>,SHARED_LIBRARY>:__declspec( dllexport )>")
-  set(IMPORT_IF_SHARED_LIB "$<$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:${DLLTargetName},TYPE>,SHARED_LIBRARY>:__declspec( dllimport )>")
-  
-  D2MOO_get_def_file(${DLLTargetName} DEF_FILE_NAME)
-  
-  if(EXISTS "${DEF_FILE_NAME}")
-    set(ShouldExportIfSharedLib ${this_FORCE_EXPORT})
-    target_sources(${DLLTargetName} PRIVATE "${DEF_FILE_NAME}")
-  else()
-    set(ShouldExportIfSharedLib TRUE)
-	if(NOT this_IGNORE_MISSING_DEF)
-      message(WARNING "Def file '${DEF_FILE_NAME}' not found.")
-	endif()
+
+  set(ShouldExport ${this_FORCE_EXPORT})
+  if(Library_TYPE STREQUAL SHARED_LIBRARY)
+    set(EXPORT_IF_SHARED_LIB "__declspec( dllexport )")
+    set(IMPORT_IF_SHARED_LIB "__declspec( dllimport )")
+    D2MOO_get_def_file(${DLLTargetName} DEF_FILE_NAME)
+    if(EXISTS "${DEF_FILE_NAME}")
+      target_sources(${DLLTargetName} PRIVATE "${DEF_FILE_NAME}")
+    else()
+      set(ShouldExport TRUE)
+	  if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND NOT this_IGNORE_MISSING_DEF)
+        message(WARNING "Def file '${DEF_FILE_NAME}' not found.")
+	  endif()
+    endif()
+    else()
   endif()
   
-  if(ShouldExportIfSharedLib)
+  if(ShouldExport)
     D2MOO_set_dll_decl(${DLLTargetName} "${EXPORT_IF_SHARED_LIB}" "${IMPORT_IF_SHARED_LIB}")
   else()
     D2MOO_set_dll_decl(${DLLTargetName} "" "${IMPORT_IF_SHARED_LIB}")