diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 398b36eb1..063533c4e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,11 +38,7 @@ set(GLFW_LIBRARY_TYPE "${GLFW_LIBRARY_TYPE}" CACHE STRING
     "Library type override for GLFW (SHARED, STATIC, OBJECT, or empty to follow BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)")
 
 if (GLFW_LIBRARY_TYPE)
-    if (GLFW_LIBRARY_TYPE STREQUAL "SHARED")
-        set(GLFW_BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY TRUE)
-    else()
-        set(GLFW_BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY FALSE)
-    endif()
+    string(COMPARE EQUAL "${GLFW_LIBRARY_TYPE}" "SHARED" GLFW_BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 else()
     set(GLFW_BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS})
 endif()