diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4052242..2c23308 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ find_program(YAML_CPP_CLANG_FORMAT_EXE NAMES clang-format)
 
 option(YAML_CPP_BUILD_CONTRIB "Enable yaml-cpp contrib in library" ON)
 option(YAML_CPP_BUILD_TOOLS "Enable parse tools" ON)
+option(YAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build yaml-cpp shared library" ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS})
 
 cmake_dependent_option(YAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS
   "Enable yaml-cpp tests" ON
@@ -19,10 +20,6 @@ cmake_dependent_option(YAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS
 cmake_dependent_option(YAML_CPP_INSTALL
   "Enable generation of yaml-cpp install targets" ON
   "CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR" OFF)
-cmake_dependent_option(YAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
-  "Build yaml-cpp shared library" OFF
-  "BUILD_SHARED_LIBS" OFF)
-
 cmake_dependent_option(YAML_MSVC_SHARED_RT
   "MSVC: Build yaml-cpp with shared runtime libs (/MD)" ON
   "MSVC" OFF)