diff --git a/src/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt b/src/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt
index c98abd754f..966dc02647 100644
--- a/src/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ set_source_files_properties(${SWIG_INTERFACE_SRCS} PROPERTIES
 
 set(SETUP_PY_PACKAGE_FILES "'\${TARGET_FILE_NAME_cellml}'")
 list(APPEND FINALISE_PYTHON_BINDINGS_ARGUMENTS -DTARGET_FILE_NAME_cellml=$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:cellml>)
-if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE AND LIBCELLML_BUILD_SHARED)
   list(APPEND SETUP_PY_PACKAGE_FILES "'\${TARGET_SONAME_FILE_NAME_cellml}'")
   list(APPEND FINALISE_PYTHON_BINDINGS_ARGUMENTS -DTARGET_SONAME_FILE_NAME_cellml=$<TARGET_SONAME_FILE_NAME:cellml>)
   set(_GENERATOR_EXPRESSION_LIBCELLML_SONAME $<TARGET_SONAME_FILE:cellml>)