diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f29022f96..cf34d8e21 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ endif()
 # files directly in layers.
 
 add_library(VkLayer_utils
-            STATIC
+            SHARED
             layers/vk_layer_config.cpp
             layers/vk_layer_extension_utils.cpp
             layers/vk_layer_utils.cpp
diff --git a/layers/CMakeLists.txt b/layers/CMakeLists.txt
index 96d52b5f8..3f75aa3a8 100644
--- a/layers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/layers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ if (NOT BUILD_LAYERS)
     return()
 endif()
 
-add_library(VkLayer_khronos_validation MODULE)
+add_library(VkLayer_khronos_validation SHARED)
 
 target_sources(VkLayer_khronos_validation PRIVATE
     ${CHASSIS_LIBRARY_FILES}