diff --git a/packages/raptor/CMakeLists.txt b/packages/raptor/CMakeLists.txt
index 8b0e35df6..d20cf92fc 100644
--- a/packages/raptor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/packages/raptor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,8 +36,11 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(
   SET ( LIBXML2_SOURCES
     xml2_yap.c
     )
-
+if (WIN32)
+  ADD_LIBRARY(libxml2 OBJECT ${LIBXML2_SOURCES} )
+else (WIN32)
   ADD_LIBRARY(libxml2 SHARED ${LIBXML2_SOURCES} )
+endif(WIN32)
 
   if(DEFINED YAP_MAJOR_VERSION)
     TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(libxml2