diff --git a/ports/xerces-c/no-symlinks-in-static-build.patch b/ports/xerces-c/no-symlinks-in-static-build.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34bd732d3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/xerces-c/no-symlinks-in-static-build.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
+index c29aa25..3106d77 100644
+--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -1285,15 +1285,17 @@ if(MSVC)
+   set_target_properties(xerces-c PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_NAME "xerces-c_${INTERFACE_VERSION_U}")
+   set_target_properties(xerces-c PROPERTIES DEBUG_POSTFIX "D")
+ elseif(UNIX)
+-  # For strict libtool compatibility on Unix.  It's a horrible hack to
+-  # set the version in the filename, and create the symlink at install
+-  # time.  Note: could be dropped when the SONAME is updated and
+-  # libtool compatibility is no longer required.
+-  set_target_properties(xerces-c PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "xerces-c-${INTERFACE_VERSION_D}")
+-  file(GENERATE
+-    OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/InstallLibrarySymlink.cmake"
+-    CONTENT "execute_process(COMMAND ln -sf \"$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:xerces-c>\" \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}/libxerces-c.so\")")
+-  install(SCRIPT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/InstallLibrarySymlink.cmake")
++  if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
++    # For strict libtool compatibility on Unix.  It's a horrible hack to
++    # set the version in the filename, and create the symlink at install
++    # time.  Note: could be dropped when the SONAME is updated and
++    # libtool compatibility is no longer required.
++    set_target_properties(xerces-c PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "xerces-c-${INTERFACE_VERSION_D}")
++    file(GENERATE
++      OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/InstallLibrarySymlink.cmake"
++      CONTENT "execute_process(COMMAND ln -sf \"$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:xerces-c>\" \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}/libxerces-c.so\")")
++    install(SCRIPT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/InstallLibrarySymlink.cmake")
++  endif()
+ else()
+   # Not used for the common cases, though this would be the default if
+   # not for libtool compatibility.
diff --git a/ports/xerces-c/portfile.cmake b/ports/xerces-c/portfile.cmake
index 5f8fa4c11b..0350d53ed2 100644
--- a/ports/xerces-c/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/xerces-c/portfile.cmake
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ vcpkg_from_github(
     PATCHES
         disable-tests.patch
         remove-dll-export-macro.patch
+        no-symlinks-in-static-build.patch
 )
 
 set(DISABLE_ICU ON)