diff --git a/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake b/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
index 5320c69..e70e45f 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
@@ -60,12 +60,17 @@ endif()
 
 # options for deciding whether to build static and/or shared libraries
 if(("${META_PROJECT_TYPE}" STREQUAL "library") OR ("${META_PROJECT_TYPE}" STREQUAL ""))
-    option(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS "whether to build static libraries (disabled by default)" OFF)
-    option(DISABLE_SHARED_LIBS "whether building dynamic libraries is disabled (prevents BUILD_SHARED_LIBS being re-enabled when using Qt Creator)" OFF)
+    option(ENABLE_STATIC_LIBS "whether to building static libraries is enabled (disabled by default)" OFF)
+    option(DISABLE_SHARED_LIBS "whether building dynamic libraries is disabled (enabled by default)" OFF)
     if(DISABLE_SHARED_LIBS)
         set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)
     else()
-        option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "whether to build dynamic libraries (enabled by default)" ON)
+        set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON)
+    endif()
+    if(ENABLE_STATIC_LIBS)
+        set(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS ON)
+    else()
+        set(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS OFF)
     endif()
 endif()