diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 70f9bb8..aaa6d90 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -205,10 +205,11 @@ IF(SDL2PP_WITH_MIXER)
 ENDIF(SDL2PP_WITH_MIXER)
 
 # targets
+INCLUDE(GenerateExportHeader)
+
 IF(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR)
 	# library
 	ADD_LIBRARY(SDL2pp SHARED ${LIBRARY_SOURCES} ${LIBRARY_HEADERS})
-	INCLUDE(GenerateExportHeader)
 	GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER(SDL2pp EXPORT_FILE_NAME SDL2pp/Export.hh)
 	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(SDL2pp ${SDL2_ALL_LIBRARIES})
 	SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(SDL2pp PROPERTIES VERSION 7.0.0 SOVERSION 7)
@@ -285,6 +286,7 @@ IF(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR)
 ELSE(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR)
 	# library
 	ADD_LIBRARY(SDL2pp STATIC ${LIBRARY_SOURCES} ${LIBRARY_HEADERS})
+	GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER(SDL2pp EXPORT_FILE_NAME SDL2pp/Export.hh)
 
 	# provide variables to parent
 	SET(SDL2PP_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${SDL2_ALL_INCLUDE_DIRS} PARENT_SCOPE)