diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0460207a..af731667 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ set( GRAPHENE_BUILD_DYNAMIC_LIBRARIES OFF CACHE BOOL
 if( GRAPHENE_BUILD_DYNAMIC_LIBRARIES )
     set( CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON )
 endif()
+set( FC_BUILD_DYNAMIC_LIBRARIES ${GRAPHENE_BUILD_DYNAMIC_LIBRARIES} CACHE BOOL "Whether FC should build as a dynamic library rather than static" )
 
 # http://stackoverflow.com/a/18369825
 if("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU")