diff --git a/ports/json-spirit/portfile.cmake b/ports/json-spirit/portfile.cmake
index 3b5e1d316..9d2f24073 100644
--- a/ports/json-spirit/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/json-spirit/portfile.cmake
@@ -21,4 +21,7 @@ vcpkg_install_cmake()
 # Handle copyright
 file(INSTALL ${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE.txt DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/json-spirit RENAME copyright)
 file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/include)
+if(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
+    file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/bin)
+endif()
 vcpkg_copy_pdbs()