diff --git a/cmake/init.cmake b/cmake/init.cmake
index aac350ce0b..e97cfa476e 100644
--- a/cmake/init.cmake
+++ b/cmake/init.cmake
@@ -61,4 +61,12 @@ endif ()
 
 if (APPLE)
   set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_OTHER_CODE_SIGN_FLAGS "--deep")
-endif()
\ No newline at end of file
+endif()
+
+if (UNIX)
+  # Static libs result in duplicated constructor and destructor calls on Linux
+  # and crashes on exit, and perhaps loss of global state on plugin loads.
+  #
+  # This will need to be looked at closely before Linux can have a static build.
+  set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON)
+endif ()
diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index f800f9c8aa..155d90efcb 100644
--- a/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ if (APPLE)
   list(APPEND INTERFACE_SRCS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/icon/${INTERFACE_ICON_FILENAME})
 endif()
 
+if (UNIX)
+  set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON)
+endif ()
 
 # create the executable, make it a bundle on OS X
 if (APPLE)