diff --git a/src/cmake/Helpers.cmake b/src/cmake/Helpers.cmake
index 9c6f192a9c..da341cf1be 100644
--- a/src/cmake/Helpers.cmake
+++ b/src/cmake/Helpers.cmake
@@ -222,6 +222,11 @@ function(alicevision_add_test test_file)
            Boost::unit_test_framework
            Boost::log
   )
+  if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    target_compile_options(${TEST_EXECUTABLE_NAME}
+      PUBLIC -DBOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK
+    )
+  endif()
 
   target_include_directories(${TEST_EXECUTABLE_NAME}
     PUBLIC ${TEST_INCLUDE_DIRS}