diff --git a/src/external/e57.cmake b/src/external/e57.cmake
index 92dcb9d11..be787f49f 100644
--- a/src/external/e57.cmake
+++ b/src/external/e57.cmake
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ if (TARGET external-xerces)
 		set(MESSAGE_QUIET ON)
 		add_subdirectory(e57 EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 		unset(MESSAGE_QUIET)
-		install(TARGETS E57Format DESTINATION ${MESHLAB_LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
+		get_target_property(target_type E57Format TYPE)
+		if (target_type STREQUAL "SHARED_LIBRARY")
+			install(TARGETS E57Format DESTINATION ${MESHLAB_LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
+		endif ()
 
 		add_library(external-libE57Format INTERFACE)
 		target_link_libraries(external-libE57Format INTERFACE E57Format)