diff --git a/ports/mongo-cxx-driver/portfile.cmake b/ports/mongo-cxx-driver/portfile.cmake
index f37913cdcf..dc6a13caf0 100644
--- a/ports/mongo-cxx-driver/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/mongo-cxx-driver/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.") #Blocked by build failure
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
+endif()
+
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/mongo-cxx-driver-r3.0.3)