diff --git a/CHOLMOD/CMakeLists.txt b/CHOLMOD/CMakeLists.txt
index ec2efe0637..419662e654 100644
--- a/CHOLMOD/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CHOLMOD/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -688,21 +688,46 @@ add_executable ( cholmod_si_demo    "Demo/cholmod_si_demo.c" )
 add_executable ( cholmod_sl_demo    "Demo/cholmod_sl_demo.c" )
 
 # Libraries required for tests
-target_link_libraries ( cholmod_di_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD SuiteSparse::SuiteSparseConfig )
-if ( SUITESPARSE_CUDA )
-    target_link_libraries ( cholmod_di_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD_CUDA )
-endif ( )
-target_link_libraries ( cholmod_si_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD SuiteSparse::SuiteSparseConfig )
-if ( SUITESPARSE_CUDA )
-    target_link_libraries ( cholmod_si_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD_CUDA )
-endif ( )
-target_link_libraries ( cholmod_dl_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD SuiteSparse::SuiteSparseConfig )
-if ( SUITESPARSE_CUDA )
-    target_link_libraries ( cholmod_dl_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD_CUDA )
-endif ( )
-target_link_libraries ( cholmod_sl_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD SuiteSparse::SuiteSparseConfig )
-if ( SUITESPARSE_CUDA )
-    target_link_libraries ( cholmod_sl_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD_CUDA )
+if ( BUILD_SHARED_LIBS )
+
+    # link the tests with shared libraries
+    target_link_libraries ( cholmod_di_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD SuiteSparse::SuiteSparseConfig )
+    if ( SUITESPARSE_CUDA )
+        target_link_libraries ( cholmod_di_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD_CUDA )
+    endif ( )
+    target_link_libraries ( cholmod_si_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD SuiteSparse::SuiteSparseConfig )
+    if ( SUITESPARSE_CUDA )
+        target_link_libraries ( cholmod_si_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD_CUDA )
+    endif ( )
+    target_link_libraries ( cholmod_dl_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD SuiteSparse::SuiteSparseConfig )
+    if ( SUITESPARSE_CUDA )
+        target_link_libraries ( cholmod_dl_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD_CUDA )
+    endif ( )
+    target_link_libraries ( cholmod_sl_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD SuiteSparse::SuiteSparseConfig )
+    if ( SUITESPARSE_CUDA )
+        target_link_libraries ( cholmod_sl_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD_CUDA )
+    endif ( )
+
+else ( )
+
+    # link the tests with static libraries
+    target_link_libraries ( cholmod_di_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD_static SuiteSparse::SuiteSparseConfig )
+    if ( SUITESPARSE_CUDA )
+        target_link_libraries ( cholmod_di_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD_CUDA_static )
+    endif ( )
+    target_link_libraries ( cholmod_si_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD_static SuiteSparse::SuiteSparseConfig )
+    if ( SUITESPARSE_CUDA )
+        target_link_libraries ( cholmod_si_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD_CUDA_static )
+    endif ( )
+    target_link_libraries ( cholmod_dl_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD_static SuiteSparse::SuiteSparseConfig )
+    if ( SUITESPARSE_CUDA )
+        target_link_libraries ( cholmod_dl_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD_CUDA_static )
+    endif ( )
+    target_link_libraries ( cholmod_sl_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD_static SuiteSparse::SuiteSparseConfig )
+    if ( SUITESPARSE_CUDA )
+        target_link_libraries ( cholmod_sl_demo PUBLIC CHOLMOD_CUDA_static )
+    endif ( )
+
 endif ( )
 
 add_test ( NAME CHOLMOD_int32_double_bcsstk01