diff --git a/src/cc/CMakeLists.txt b/src/cc/CMakeLists.txt
index 2d1fdca54c7c..5a738db20fc2 100644
--- a/src/cc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/cc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ add_library(bcc-shared SHARED bpf_common.cc bpf_module.cc libbpf.c perf_reader.c
 set_target_properties(bcc-shared PROPERTIES VERSION ${REVISION_LAST} SOVERSION 0)
 set_target_properties(bcc-shared PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME bcc)
 
-add_library(bcc-loader-static libbpf.c perf_reader.c bcc_elf.c bcc_perf_map.c bcc_proc.c)
+add_library(bcc-loader-static STATIC libbpf.c perf_reader.c bcc_elf.c bcc_perf_map.c bcc_proc.c)
 add_library(bcc-static STATIC bpf_common.cc bpf_module.cc shared_table.cc exported_files.cc bcc_syms.cc usdt_args.cc usdt.cc common.cc BPF.cc BPFTable.cc)
 set_target_properties(bcc-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME bcc)
 
diff --git a/src/cc/frontends/b/CMakeLists.txt b/src/cc/frontends/b/CMakeLists.txt
index 06f2753b61ec..391ab2748077 100644
--- a/src/cc/frontends/b/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/cc/frontends/b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ if (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
   set_source_files_properties(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lexer.ll.cc PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-Wno-deprecated-register")
 endif()
 
-add_library(b_frontend loader.cc codegen_llvm.cc node.cc parser.cc printer.cc
+add_library(b_frontend STATIC loader.cc codegen_llvm.cc node.cc parser.cc printer.cc
   type_check.cc ${BISON_Parser_OUTPUTS} ${FLEX_Lexer_OUTPUTS})
diff --git a/src/cc/frontends/clang/CMakeLists.txt b/src/cc/frontends/clang/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f6f6391e942..7cd9178fc852 100644
--- a/src/cc/frontends/clang/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/cc/frontends/clang/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DKERNEL_MODULES_DIR='\"${BCC_KERNEL_MODULES_DIR}\"'")
-add_library(clang_frontend loader.cc b_frontend_action.cc tp_frontend_action.cc kbuild_helper.cc ../../common.cc)
+add_library(clang_frontend STATIC loader.cc b_frontend_action.cc tp_frontend_action.cc kbuild_helper.cc ../../common.cc)