diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/CMakeLists.txt b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/CMakeLists.txt
index 9341954ab..11196091e 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 # This tells the application(s) where to fidn the installed data.
 ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DDATA_DIR="\\"${NL_SHARE_PREFIX}/object_viewer_qt/\\"")
 
+IF(UNIX AND WITH_STATIC)
+	MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "OVQT does not work with static NeL builds on Unix atm.")
+ENDIF()
+
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(src)
 
 INSTALL(DIRECTORY data/