diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ea4a4e5..00c288b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ project(memstats LANGUAGES C CXX)
 find_package(TBB)
 find_package(Threads)
 
-add_library(memstats memstats.cc)
+if(MINGW)
+        add_library(memstats SHARED)
+else()
+        add_library(memstats)
+endif()
+target_sources(memstats memstats.cc)
 target_link_libraries(memstats PRIVATE $<TARGET_NAME_IF_EXISTS:TBB::tbb> $<TARGET_NAME_IF_EXISTS:Threads::Threads>)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)