diff --git a/3rdparty/libechonest/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/libechonest/CMakeLists.txt
index 2791757b4..74231b213 100644
--- a/3rdparty/libechonest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/libechonest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,9 +52,8 @@ ELSE( APPLE OR MINGW )
 ENDIF( APPLE OR MINGW )
 
 
-add_library( echonest SHARED ${LIBECHONEST_SRC} )
+add_library( echonest ${LIBECHONEST_SRC} )
 target_link_libraries( echonest ${OS_SPECIFIC_LINK_LIBRARIES} ${QT_QTCORE_LIBRARY} ${QT_QTNETWORK_LIBRARY}  )
-set_target_properties( echonest PROPERTIES VERSION ${ECHONEST_LIB_VERSION} SOVERSION ${ECHONEST_LIB_VERSION_SONAME} )
 
 foreach(file ${LIBECHONEST_H} echonest_export.h Util.h)
   configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${file}