diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bed0faa557..923c489a15 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 
+set(MI_BUILD_SHARED Off)
+set(MI_BUILD_STATIC On)
+set(MI_BUILD_OBJECT Off)
+set(MI_BUILD_TESTS Off)
+
 include(FetchContent)
 FetchContent_Declare(
         mimalloc
@@ -1864,7 +1869,7 @@ target_include_directories(libnetdata BEFORE PUBLIC ${CONFIG_H_DIR} ${CMAKE_SOUR
 
 
 target_link_libraries(libnetdata PUBLIC
-        mimalloc
+        mimalloc-static
         "$<$<NOT:$<BOOL:${HAVE_BUILTIN_ATOMICS}>>:atomic>"
         "$<$<OR:$<BOOL:${OS_LINUX}>,$<BOOL:${OS_FREEBSD}>>:pthread;rt>"
         "$<$<BOOL:${OS_WINDOWS}>:kernel32;advapi32;winmm;rpcrt4;wevtapi;ole32;oleaut32;wbemuuid>"