diff --git a/src/ovito/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ovito/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b49746a6..7fda02bf4 100755
--- a/src/ovito/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ovito/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ IF(ZLIB_FOUND)
         IF(OVITO_BUILD_CONDA)
             TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(Core PUBLIC zstd::libzstd)
         ELSE()
-            TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(Core PUBLIC zstd::libzstd_static)
+            TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(Core PUBLIC zstd::libzstd)
         ENDIF()
         # Build the zstd zlib-wrapper source files.
         TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(Core PUBLIC "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${OVITO_SOURCE_BASE_DIR}/src/3rdparty/zstd/zlibWrapper>")