diff --git a/extra/protobuf/CMakeLists.txt b/extra/protobuf/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b2d047528c..e4a7e332488 100644
--- a/extra/protobuf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extra/protobuf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,7 +87,11 @@ SET(protobuf_BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
 IF(SOLARIS)
   SET(protobuf_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
 ELSE()
-  SET(protobuf_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON CACHE INTERNAL "")
+  IF(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS MATCHES "-static-libgcc")
+    SET(protobuf_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
+  ELSE()
+    SET(protobuf_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON CACHE INTERNAL "")
+  ENDIF()
 ENDIF()
 
 SET(protobuf_MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")