diff --git a/ports/libbson/portfile.cmake b/ports/libbson/portfile.cmake
index ca7e97c168..a7d347caee 100644
--- a/ports/libbson/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libbson/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
+if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/libbson-1.4.2)