diff --git a/code/nel/CMakeModules/nel.cmake b/code/nel/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
index 3b705fc13..8ea021c70 100644
--- a/code/nel/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
+++ b/code/nel/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
@@ -37,9 +37,13 @@ ENDMACRO(NL_TARGET_DRIVER)
 # Argument: 
 ###
 MACRO(NL_DEFAULT_PROPS name label)
-  SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${name} PROPERTIES 
-    VERSION ${NL_VERSION}
-    SOVERSION ${NL_VERSION_MAJOR}
+  GET_TARGET_PROPERTY(type ${name} TYPE)
+  IF(${type} STREQUAL SHARED_LIBRARY)
+    # Set versions only if target is a shared library
+    SET(versions VERSION ${NL_VERSION} SOVERSION ${NL_VERSION_MAJOR})
+  ENDIF(${type} STREQUAL SHARED_LIBRARY)
+  SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${name} PROPERTIES
+    ${versions}
     PROJECT_LABEL ${label})
 ENDMACRO(NL_DEFAULT_PROPS)