diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 47945da62..f6611dca7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
           config: { name: OpenGL ES, flags: -DSFML_USE_MESA3D=TRUE -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=TRUE -DSFML_OPENGL_ES=ON }
           type: { name: Debug, flags: -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DSFML_ENABLE_COVERAGE=TRUE }
         - platform: { name: Windows MinGW, os: windows-2022 }
-          config: { name: Static Standard Libraries, flags: -GNinja -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=gcc -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++ -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=FALSE -DSFML_USE_STATIC_STD_LIBS=TRUE }
+          config: { name: Static Standard Libraries, flags: -GNinja -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=gcc -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++ -DSFML_USE_STATIC_STD_LIBS=TRUE }
         - platform: { name: macOS, os: macos-12 }
           config: { name: Frameworks, flags: -GNinja -DSFML_BUILD_FRAMEWORKS=TRUE -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=TRUE }
         - platform: { name: Android, os: ubuntu-22.04 }
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
         - platform: { name: Android, os: ubuntu-22.04  }
           config: { name: x86_64, flags: -GNinja -DCMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI=x86_64 -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Android -DSFML_BUILD_TEST_SUITE=FALSE -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/android-ndk-r23b/build/cmake/android.toolchain.cmake -DCMAKE_ANDROID_NDK=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/android-ndk-r23b -DCMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=clang -DCMAKE_ANDROID_STL_TYPE=c++_shared -DCMAKE_ANDROID_API=26 -DANDROID_PLATFORM=26 }
         - platform: { name: Linux GCC, os: ubuntu-22.04  }
-          config: { name: Static DRM, flags: -GNinja -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=FALSE -DSFML_USE_DRM=TRUE -DSFML_RUN_DISPLAY_TESTS=FALSE }
+          config: { name: Static DRM, flags: -GNinja -DSFML_USE_DRM=TRUE -DSFML_RUN_DISPLAY_TESTS=FALSE }
         - platform: { name: Linux GCC, os: ubuntu-22.04  }
           config: { name: Shared DRM, flags: -GNinja -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=TRUE -DSFML_USE_DRM=TRUE -DSFML_RUN_DISPLAY_TESTS=FALSE }
         - platform: { name: macOS , os: macos-12 }
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Configure
       shell: bash
-      run: cmake --preset dev -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++ -DCMAKE_UNITY_BUILD=ON ${{matrix.platform.flags}}
+      run: cmake --preset dev -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++ -DCMAKE_UNITY_BUILD=ON ${{matrix.platform.flags}}
 
     - name: Analyze Code
       shell: bash
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9902cb4d1..52e9425ed 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ include(cmake/Config.cmake)
 # https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/GNUInstallDirs.html
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
-# add an option for choosing the build type (shared or static)
-if(NOT SFML_OS_ANDROID)
-    sfml_set_option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS TRUE BOOL "TRUE to build SFML as shared libraries, FALSE to build it as static libraries")
-else()
+# disable static libraries on Android
+if(SFML_OS_ANDROID)
     set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS TRUE)
 endif()