diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b2647abb..f892b5a47 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ option(ENABLE_DSP_EMU "Enable DSP 56k emulator for Falcon mode" ON)
 option(ENABLE_TRACING "Enable tracing messages for debugging" ON)
 option(ENABLE_TOOLS "Build the Hatari tools" ON)
 
+option(LIBRETRO_STATIC "Set STATIC mode for compiling libretro core" OFF)
+
 if(ENABLE_LIBRETRO)
     set(LIBRETRO_INCLUDE_DIR
         "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/retro/libretro-common/include"
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index f536ae58a..e57ce7b69 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -168,8 +168,10 @@ endif()
 if(ENABLE_LIBRETRO)
 	add_subdirectory(retro)
 
-	set_target_properties(Core PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
-	set_target_properties(CoreHmsa PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
+	if(NOT LIBRETRO_STATIC)
+		set_target_properties(Core PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
+		set_target_properties(CoreHmsa PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
+	endif(NOT LIBRETRO_STATIC)
 endif(ENABLE_LIBRETRO)
 
 if(ENABLE_HATARI)
@@ -320,7 +322,13 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if(ENABLE_LIBRETRO)
-	add_library(retro-hatari MODULE
+	if(LIBRETRO_STATIC)
+		set(LIBRETRO_TYPE STATIC)
+	else()
+		set(LIBRETRO_TYPE MODULE)
+	endif()
+
+	add_library(retro-hatari ${LIBRETRO_TYPE}
 			$<TARGET_OBJECTS:Core>
 			$<TARGET_OBJECTS:CoreHmsa>
 			$<TARGET_OBJECTS:Falcon>
diff --git a/src/cpu/CMakeLists.txt b/src/cpu/CMakeLists.txt
index 61333c071..60b0f276d 100644
--- a/src/cpu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/cpu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,6 +99,6 @@ endif()
 add_library(UaeCpu OBJECT ${CPUEMU_SRCS} ${WINUAE_SRCS} custom.c events.c
 			  memory.c hatari-glue.c)
 
-if(ENABLE_LIBRETRO)
+if(ENABLE_LIBRETRO AND NOT LIBRETRO_STATIC)
 	set_target_properties(UaeCpu PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
-endif(ENABLE_LIBRETRO)
+endif(ENABLE_LIBRETRO AND NOT LIBRETRO_STATIC)
diff --git a/src/debug/CMakeLists.txt b/src/debug/CMakeLists.txt
index 89710d5e1..a4a18d94e 100644
--- a/src/debug/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/debug/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ add_library(DebugUT OBJECT
 	    symbols.c
 	    vars.c)
 
-if(ENABLE_LIBRETRO)
+if(ENABLE_LIBRETRO AND NOT LIBRETRO_STATIC)
 	set_target_properties(Debug PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
 	set_target_properties(DebugUT PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
-endif(ENABLE_LIBRETRO)
+endif(ENABLE_LIBRETRO AND NOT LIBRETRO_STATIC)
diff --git a/src/falcon/CMakeLists.txt b/src/falcon/CMakeLists.txt
index a83ee55e9..e633d8dad 100644
--- a/src/falcon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/falcon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ endif(ENABLE_DSP_EMU)
 
 add_library(Falcon OBJECT crossbar.c nvram.c videl.c dsp.c ${DSP_SOURCES})
 
-if(ENABLE_LIBRETRO)
+if(ENABLE_LIBRETRO AND NOT LIBRETRO_STATIC)
 	set_target_properties(Falcon PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
-endif(ENABLE_LIBRETRO)
+endif(ENABLE_LIBRETRO AND NOT LIBRETRO_STATIC)
diff --git a/src/retro/CMakeLists.txt b/src/retro/CMakeLists.txt
index 277c9c670..9df476804 100644
--- a/src/retro/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/retro/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,4 +18,6 @@ add_library(UiRetro OBJECT
 		vfs.c)
 
 target_include_directories(UiRetro PRIVATE ${LIBRETRO_INCLUDE_DIR})
-set_target_properties(UiRetro PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
+if(NOT LIBRETRO_STATIC)
+	set_target_properties(UiRetro PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
+endif(NOT LIBRETRO_STATIC)