diff --git a/ports/openblas/portfile.cmake b/ports/openblas/portfile.cmake
index ef4e5e177..e7c9ead8a 100644
--- a/ports/openblas/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/openblas/portfile.cmake
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ if(NOT VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE STREQUAL "x64")
     message(FATAL_ERROR "openblas can only be built for x64 currently")
 endif()
 
-if(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL "static")
-    message("openblas currenly only supports dynamic library linkage")
-    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE "dynamic")
+if(VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME  STREQUAL "WindowsStore")
+    if(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL "static")
+        message("openblas currenly only supports dynamic library linkage")
+        set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE "dynamic")
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 vcpkg_from_github(