diff --git a/common.windows b/common.windows
index 3e02e44..2ffc53b 100644
--- a/common.windows
+++ b/common.windows
@@ -5,18 +5,20 @@
 # WINEARCH environment variable to either "win64" or "win32"
 # MXE_TARGET_ARCH argument to either "x86_64" or "i686". See http://mxe.cc/
 # MXE_TARGET_THREAD argument to either "" or ".posix". Default is win32. See http://mxe.cc/
+# MXE_TARGET_LINK argument to either "static" or "shared"
 #
 # For example:
 #
 #  ENV WINEARCH win64
 #  ARG MXE_TARGET_ARCH=x86_64
 #  ARG MXE_TARGET_THREAD=
+#  ARG MXE_TARGET_LINK=shared
 #
 
 # mxe master 2019-02-27
 ARG MXE_GIT_TAG=2ce5587c94fc355b2c826c786a3ee018479d88d1
 
-ENV CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE /usr/src/mxe/usr/${MXE_TARGET_ARCH}-w64-mingw32.static${MXE_TARGET_THREAD}/share/cmake/mxe-conf.cmake
+ENV CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE /usr/src/mxe/usr/${MXE_TARGET_ARCH}-w64-mingw32.${MXE_TARGET_LINK}${MXE_TARGET_THREAD}/share/cmake/mxe-conf.cmake
 
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ RUN \
   # Configure "settings.mk" required to build MXE
   #
   cd /usr/src/mxe && \
-  echo "MXE_TARGETS := ${MXE_TARGET_ARCH}-w64-mingw32.static${MXE_TARGET_THREAD}" > settings.mk && \
+  echo "MXE_TARGETS := ${MXE_TARGET_ARCH}-w64-mingw32.${MXE_TARGET_LINK}${MXE_TARGET_THREAD}" > settings.mk && \
   echo "LOCAL_PKG_LIST := cc cmake"                                              >> settings.mk && \
   echo ".DEFAULT local-pkg-list:"                                                >> settings.mk && \
   echo "local-pkg-list: \$(LOCAL_PKG_LIST)"                                      >> settings.mk && \
@@ -107,11 +109,11 @@ RUN \
   #
   cd /usr/bin && \
   rm cmake cpack && \
-  ln -s /usr/src/mxe/usr/bin/${MXE_TARGET_ARCH}-w64-mingw32.static${MXE_TARGET_THREAD}-cmake cmake && \
-  ln -s /usr/src/mxe/usr/bin/${MXE_TARGET_ARCH}-w64-mingw32.static${MXE_TARGET_THREAD}-cpack cpack
+  ln -s /usr/src/mxe/usr/bin/${MXE_TARGET_ARCH}-w64-mingw32.${MXE_TARGET_LINK}${MXE_TARGET_THREAD}-cmake cmake && \
+  ln -s /usr/src/mxe/usr/bin/${MXE_TARGET_ARCH}-w64-mingw32.${MXE_TARGET_LINK}${MXE_TARGET_THREAD}-cpack cpack
 
 ENV PATH ${PATH}:/usr/src/mxe/usr/bin
-ENV CROSS_TRIPLE ${MXE_TARGET_ARCH}-w64-mingw32.static${MXE_TARGET_THREAD}
+ENV CROSS_TRIPLE ${MXE_TARGET_ARCH}-w64-mingw32.${MXE_TARGET_LINK}${MXE_TARGET_THREAD}
 ENV AS=/usr/src/mxe/usr/bin/${CROSS_TRIPLE}-as \
     AR=/usr/src/mxe/usr/bin/${CROSS_TRIPLE}-ar \
     CC=/usr/src/mxe/usr/bin/${CROSS_TRIPLE}-gcc \
diff --git a/windows-x64-posix/Dockerfile.in b/windows-x64-posix/Dockerfile.in
index f4b5cc3..a51f911 100644
--- a/windows-x64-posix/Dockerfile.in
+++ b/windows-x64-posix/Dockerfile.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ MAINTAINER Matt McCormick "matt.mccormick@kitware.com"
 ENV WINEARCH win64
 ARG MXE_TARGET_ARCH=x86_64
 ARG MXE_TARGET_THREAD=.posix
+ARG MXE_TARGET_LINK=static
 
 #include "common.windows"
 
diff --git a/windows-x64/Dockerfile.in b/windows-x64/Dockerfile.in
index 182d082..ad55d3e 100644
--- a/windows-x64/Dockerfile.in
+++ b/windows-x64/Dockerfile.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ MAINTAINER Matt McCormick "matt.mccormick@kitware.com"
 ENV WINEARCH win64
 ARG MXE_TARGET_ARCH=x86_64
 ARG MXE_TARGET_THREAD=
+ARG MXE_TARGET_LINK=static
 
 #include "common.windows"
 
diff --git a/windows-x86/Dockerfile.in b/windows-x86/Dockerfile.in
index 92f2341..94bbec9 100644
--- a/windows-x86/Dockerfile.in
+++ b/windows-x86/Dockerfile.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ MAINTAINER Matt McCormick "matt.mccormick@kitware.com"
 ENV WINEARCH win32
 ARG MXE_TARGET_ARCH=i686
 ARG MXE_TARGET_THREAD=
+ARG MXE_TARGET_LINK=static
 
 #include "common.windows"