diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ed02d7313..b19dcfdef 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -274,7 +274,9 @@ if(BUILD_STATIC)
 endif()
 
 if(WIN32 AND NOT MINGW)
-    install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:${PROJECT_NAME}> DESTINATION bin OPTIONAL)
+    if(BUILD_SHARED)
+        install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:${PROJECT_NAME}> DESTINATION bin OPTIONAL)
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 install(FILES ${LIBHV_HEADERS} DESTINATION include/hv)