diff --git a/ports/gdcm2/portfile.cmake b/ports/gdcm2/portfile.cmake
index 74289d394..dfe48c69f 100644
--- a/ports/gdcm2/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/gdcm2/portfile.cmake
@@ -28,11 +28,15 @@ vcpkg_configure_cmake(
 
 vcpkg_install_cmake()
 
-file(REMOVE_RECURSE 
+file(REMOVE_RECURSE
 	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/include
     ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/share
 )
 
+if(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
+    file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/bin)
+endif()
+
 # Handle copyright
 file(INSTALL ${SOURCE_PATH}/Copyright.txt DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/gdcm2 RENAME copyright)