--- a/apps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 )
 
 
-if(ENABLE_STATIC_LIBS)
+if(ENABLE_STATIC_LIBS AND ENABLE_STATIC_APPS)
     target_link_libraries(volk_profile volk_static ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
     set_target_properties(volk_profile PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "-static")
 else()
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 add_executable(volk-config-info volk-config-info.cc ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/volk_option_helpers.cc
         )
 
-if(ENABLE_STATIC_LIBS)
+if(ENABLE_STATIC_LIBS AND ENABLE_STATIC_APPS)
     target_link_libraries(volk-config-info volk_static)
     set_target_properties(volk-config-info PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "-static")
 else()
