diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 353127d5..c58e64f8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -713,10 +713,12 @@ if (MI_BUILD_TESTS)
     target_compile_definitions(mimalloc-test-${TEST_NAME} PRIVATE ${mi_defines})
     target_compile_options(mimalloc-test-${TEST_NAME} PRIVATE ${mi_cflags})
     target_include_directories(mimalloc-test-${TEST_NAME} PRIVATE include)
-    if(MI_BUILD_STATIC)
+    if(MI_BUILD_STATIC AND NOT MI_DEBUG_TSAN)
       target_link_libraries(mimalloc-test-${TEST_NAME} PRIVATE mimalloc-static ${mi_libraries})
-    else()
+    elseif(MI_BUILD_SHARED)
       target_link_libraries(mimalloc-test-${TEST_NAME} PRIVATE mimalloc ${mi_libraries})
+    else()
+      message(STATUS "cannot build TSAN tests without MI_BUILD_SHARED being enabled")
     endif()
     add_test(NAME test-${TEST_NAME} COMMAND mimalloc-test-${TEST_NAME})
   endforeach()