diff --git a/applications/CMakeLists.txt b/applications/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e56415cc..ed6018f31 100644
--- a/applications/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/applications/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 PROJECT(OSG_APPLICATIONS)
 
+IF   (NOT DYNAMIC_OPENSCENEGRAPH)
+    # need to define this on win32 or linker cries about _declspecs
+    ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DOSG_LIBRARY_STATIC)
+ENDIF(NOT DYNAMIC_OPENSCENEGRAPH)
+
 SET(OSGCORE_BUNDLED TRUE)
 
 IF(NOT OSGCORE_BUNDLED)
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 220f20290..c2999f010 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ IF(DYNAMIC_OPENSCENEGRAPH)
     #to add subject to find socket#ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgcluster)
 
 ELSE(DYNAMIC_OPENSCENEGRAPH)
+    #needed on win32 or the linker get confused by _declspec declarations
+    ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DOSG_LIBRARY_STATIC)
 
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgstaticviewer)
     
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f0f5156f..e19be35ba 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 PROJECT(OSG_PLUGINS_MASTER)
 
+IF   (NOT DYNAMIC_OPENSCENEGRAPH)
+    ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DOSG_LIBRARY_STATIC)
+ENDIF(NOT DYNAMIC_OPENSCENEGRAPH)
 
 IF(NOT MSVC)
     SET(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH "${LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH}/${OSG_PLUGINS}")
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osgWrappers/CMakeLists.txt
index d50b4cfd0..2d6e3f26a 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 PROJECT(OSG_WRAPPERS)
 
+IF   (NOT DYNAMIC_OPENSCENEGRAPH)
+    ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DOSG_LIBRARY_STATIC)
+ENDIF(NOT DYNAMIC_OPENSCENEGRAPH)
+
 SET(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH "${LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH}/${OSG_PLUGINS}")
 
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_PREFIX ${OSG_PLUGIN_PREFIX})