diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 9c905a6b3..2b13d7f95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: |
           mkdir -p build && cd build
-          cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DWITH_STATIC=OFF
+          cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
           make -j$(nproc 2>/dev/null || sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
 
       - name: Unit tests
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 80503cb22..e12daccf6 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ find_library(LIBMBEDTLS libmbedtls.a)
 find_library(LIBMBEDCRYPTO libmbedcrypto.a HINTS ${_MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR} NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
 find_library(LIBMBEDCRYPTO libmbedcrypto.a)
 find_library(LIBEV libev.a)
-find_library(LIBUDNS libcares.a)
+find_library(LIBUDNS NAMES libcares.a libcares_static.a)
 find_library(LIBPCRE2 libpcre2-8.a)
 
 # Dependencies we need for static and shared