diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index ee4d7751..26d9f1c0 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ environment:
     # !EVENT_ALLOW_FAILURE
     - EVENT_BUILD_METHOD: "cmake"
       EVENT_CMAKE_OPTIONS: ""
+    - EVENT_BUILD_METHOD: "cmake"
+      EVENT_CMAKE_OPTIONS: "-DEVENT__LIBRARY_TYPE=STATIC"
     # EVENT_ALLOW_FAILURE
     - EVENT_BUILD_METHOD: "autotools"
       EVENT_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS: ""