diff --git a/src/cmake/build_PNG.cmake b/src/cmake/build_PNG.cmake
index 9137fd2e70..b69ad2fe3a 100644
--- a/src/cmake/build_PNG.cmake
+++ b/src/cmake/build_PNG.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ set_cache (PNG_BUILD_VERSION 1.6.43 "PNG version for local builds")
 set (PNG_GIT_REPOSITORY "https://github.com/glennrp/libpng")
 set (PNG_GIT_TAG "v${PNG_BUILD_VERSION}")
 
-set_cache (PNG_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF #${LOCAL_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS_DEFAULT}
+set_cache (PNG_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON #${LOCAL_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS_DEFAULT}
            DOC "Should execute a local PNG build, if necessary, build shared libraries" ADVANCED)
 
 string (MAKE_C_IDENTIFIER ${PNG_BUILD_VERSION} PNG_VERSION_IDENT)