diff --git a/ports/cryptopp/portfile.cmake b/ports/cryptopp/portfile.cmake
index e80c541b7..1fc1e4ebd 100644
--- a/ports/cryptopp/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/cryptopp/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
+if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL dynamic)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Dynamic building not supported") # See note below
+endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/cryptopp-CRYPTOPP_5_6_5)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE