diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bd4947a..a6fd859 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ find_package(CXXTerminal REQUIRED)
 find_package(StringVariable REQUIRED)
 
 find_package(yaml-cpp REQUIRED)
-
+set(LIBEVENT_STATIC_LINK TRUE)
 find_package(Libevent REQUIRED)
 find_package(jsoncpp REQUIRED)
 find_package(Ed25519 REQUIRED)