diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 674e8125..9b799590 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ target_include_directories(reflectcpp PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
 
 if (REFLECTCPP_BSON)
     find_package(bson-1.0 CONFIG REQUIRED)
-    target_link_libraries(reflectcpp INTERFACE mongo::bson_static)
+    target_link_libraries(reflectcpp PRIVATE $<IF:$<TARGET_EXISTS:mongo::bson_static>,mongo::bson_static,mongo::bson_shared>) 
 endif ()
 
 if (REFLECTCPP_FLEXBUFFERS)