diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d300917..4dd509a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ SET( CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib )
 SET( CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib )
 SET( CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/bin )
 
+OPTION( glew-cmake_BUILD_SHARED "Build the shared glew library" ON)
+OPTION( glew-cmake_BUILD_STATIC "Build the static glew library" ON)
+
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${INCLUDE_DIR} )
 
 SET( LIBGLEW_SRCS ${SRC_DIR}/glew.c )
@@ -26,8 +29,12 @@ IF( NOT USE_GLU )
 	ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DGLEW_NO_GLU )
 ENDIF(  )
 
-ADD_LIBRARY( libglew_static STATIC ${LIBGLEW_SRCS} )
-ADD_LIBRARY( libglew_shared SHARED ${LIBGLEW_SRCS} )
+IF ( glew-cmake_BUILD_STATIC )
+	ADD_LIBRARY( libglew_static STATIC ${LIBGLEW_SRCS} )
+ENDIF (  )
+IF ( glew-cmake_BUILD_SHARED )
+	ADD_LIBRARY( libglew_shared SHARED ${LIBGLEW_SRCS} )
+ENDIF (  )
 
 IF( WIN32 )
 	SET( GL_LIBRARY opengl32 )
@@ -37,16 +44,21 @@ ELSE(  )
 	SET( GL_LIBRARY GL )
 ENDIF(  )
 
-SET_PROPERTY( TARGET libglew_static PROPERTY ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_NAME "glew" )
-SET_PROPERTY( TARGET libglew_static PROPERTY DEBUG_POSTFIX d )
-IF( WIN32 )
-	SET_PROPERTY( TARGET libglew_shared PROPERTY RUNTIME_OUTPUT_NAME "glew" )
-ELSE(  )
-	SET_PROPERTY( TARGET libglew_shared PROPERTY LIBRARY_OUTPUT_NAME "glew" )
-ENDIF(  )
-SET_PROPERTY( TARGET libglew_shared PROPERTY DEBUG_POSTFIX d )
+IF ( glew-cmake_BUILD_STATIC )
+	SET_PROPERTY( TARGET libglew_static PROPERTY ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_NAME "glew" )
+	SET_PROPERTY( TARGET libglew_static PROPERTY DEBUG_POSTFIX d )
+ENDIF (  )
 
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( libglew_shared ${GL_LIBRARY} )
+IF ( glew-cmake_BUILD_SHARED )
+	IF( WIN32 )
+		SET_PROPERTY( TARGET libglew_shared PROPERTY RUNTIME_OUTPUT_NAME "glew" )
+	ELSE(  )
+		SET_PROPERTY( TARGET libglew_shared PROPERTY LIBRARY_OUTPUT_NAME "glew" )
+	ENDIF(  )
+	SET_PROPERTY( TARGET libglew_shared PROPERTY DEBUG_POSTFIX d )
+
+	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( libglew_shared ${GL_LIBRARY} )
+ENDIF (  )
 
 IF( ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} STREQUAL ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} AND NOT ONLY_LIBS )
 	SET( GLEWINFO_SRCS ${SRC_DIR}/glewinfo.c )
@@ -55,10 +67,13 @@ IF( ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} STREQUAL ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} AND NOT ONLY_LIBS )
 		LIST( APPEND GLEWINFO_SRCS ${RC_DIR}/glewinfo.rc )
 		LIST( APPEND VISUALINFO_SRCS ${RC_DIR}/visualinfo.rc )
 	ENDIF(  )
+
 	ADD_EXECUTABLE( glewinfo ${GLEWINFO_SRCS} )
 	ADD_EXECUTABLE( visualinfo ${VISUALINFO_SRCS} )
 
-	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( glewinfo libglew_static ${GL_LIBRARY} )
-	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( visualinfo libglew_static ${GL_LIBRARY} )
+	IF ( glew-cmake_BUILD_STATIC )
+		TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( glewinfo libglew_static ${GL_LIBRARY} )
+		TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( visualinfo libglew_static ${GL_LIBRARY} )
+	ENDIF (  )
 	
 ENDIF(  )