diff --git a/api/CMakeLists.txt b/api/CMakeLists.txt
index f9baf42854..5b468baf83 100644
--- a/api/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/api/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ foreach(f ${swagger_files})
   list(APPEND swagger_gen_files "${scylla_swagger_gen_${fname}_files}")
 endforeach()
 
-add_library(api)
+add_library(api STATIC)
 target_sources(api
   PRIVATE
     api.cc
diff --git a/rust/CMakeLists.txt b/rust/CMakeLists.txt
index e61571015f..ce0ff1a9f6 100644
--- a/rust/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rust/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ generate_cxxbridge(wasmtime_bindings
 set_target_properties(Rust::rust_combined PROPERTIES
   INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
 
-add_library(wasmtime_bindings)
+add_library(wasmtime_bindings STATIC)
 target_sources(wasmtime_bindings
   PRIVATE
     ${cxx_header}
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ generate_cxxbridge(inc
   OUTPUT_DIR "${binding_gen_build_dir}"
   SOURCES inc_sources)
 
-add_library(inc)
+add_library(inc STATIC)
 target_sources(inc
   PRIVATE
     ${cxx_header}
diff --git a/test/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/test/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index f2bfa56a2a..0dd73c7ff2 100644
--- a/test/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-add_library(test-lib)
+add_library(test-lib STATIC)
 target_sources(test-lib
   PRIVATE
     cql_assertions.cc
diff --git a/test/raft/CMakeLists.txt b/test/raft/CMakeLists.txt
index e672ee037a..c5f5b8387d 100644
--- a/test/raft/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/raft/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ target_link_libraries(test-raft-helper
   test-lib
   Seastar::seastar_testing)
 
-add_library(test-raft)
+add_library(test-raft STATIC)
 target_sources(test-raft
   PRIVATE
     replication.cc)