diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 09d82f1..f0d99e6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1507,6 +1507,7 @@ else()
   set(ENABLE_SHARED         "no")
   set(ENABLE_STATIC         "yes")
   set(LIBCURL_NO_SHARED     "${LIBCURL_LIBS}")
+  set(LIBCURL_LIBS          "")
 endif()
 # "a" (Linux) or "lib" (Windows)
 string(REPLACE "." "" libext "${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")