--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
     add_library(VkLayer_utils STATIC ${VALIDATION_LAYER_UTILS_SOURCES})
     target_compile_definitions(VkLayer_utils PUBLIC _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
 else()
-    add_library(VkLayer_utils STATIC ${VALIDATION_LAYER_UTILS_SOURCES})
+    add_library(VkLayer_utils SHARED ${VALIDATION_LAYER_UTILS_SOURCES})
 endif()
 install(TARGETS VkLayer_utils DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
 set_target_properties(VkLayer_utils PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE CXX)