diff --git a/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/mongocxx.sh b/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/mongocxx.sh
index a8c688606..73e6d5ff3 100755
--- a/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/mongocxx.sh
+++ b/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/mongocxx.sh
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ cmake \
   -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local \
   -DBUILD_SHARED_AND_STATIC_LIBS=ON \
+  -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS_WITH_STATIC_MONGOC=ON \
   -DENABLE_TESTS=OFF \
   ..