diff --git a/tools/lammps-gui/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/lammps-gui/CMakeLists.txt
index b1469794bb..951b350edb 100644
--- a/tools/lammps-gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/lammps-gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -250,7 +250,9 @@ if(APPLE)
 elseif(MSVC)
   install(TARGETS lammps-gui DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
   install(FILES $<TARGET_RUNTIME_DLLS:lammps-gui> TYPE BIN)
-  install(FILES $<TARGET_RUNTIME_DLLS:lammps> TYPE BIN)
+  if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    install(FILES $<TARGET_RUNTIME_DLLS:lammps> TYPE BIN)
+  endif()
   install(FILES $<TARGET_RUNTIME_DLLS:lmp> TYPE BIN)
   # find path to VC++ init batch file
   get_filename_component(VC_COMPILER_DIR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}" DIRECTORY)
@@ -262,7 +264,9 @@ elseif(MSVC)
 elseif((CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows") AND CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
   install(TARGETS lammps-gui DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
   install(FILES $<TARGET_RUNTIME_DLLS:lammps-gui> TYPE BIN)
-  install(FILES $<TARGET_RUNTIME_DLLS:lammps> TYPE BIN)
+  if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    install(FILES $<TARGET_RUNTIME_DLLS:lammps> TYPE BIN)
+  endif()
   install(FILES $<TARGET_RUNTIME_DLLS:lmp> TYPE BIN)
   add_custom_target(zip
     COMMAND sh -vx ${LAMMPS_DIR}/cmake/packaging/build_windows_cross_zip.sh ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}