diff --git a/XMPFiles/source/XMPFiles_Impl.cpp b/XMPFiles/source/XMPFiles_Impl.cpp
index 2f918acd78f08270baa245fdd23d82e4f757c401..ff45040a7b70e8c555f9fd34d6a616e8febcdcfd 100644
--- a/XMPFiles/source/XMPFiles_Impl.cpp
+++ b/XMPFiles/source/XMPFiles_Impl.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ using namespace std;
 /// This file ...
 ///
 // =================================================================================================
-#include "public/include/XMP.incl_cpp"
+#if ! XMP_StaticBuild
+	#include "public/include/XMP.incl_cpp"
+#endif
 
 #if XMP_WinBuild
 	#pragma warning ( disable : 4290 )	// C++ exception specification ignored except to indicate a function is not __declspec(nothrow)