diff --git a/src/examples/PodioExample/CMakeLists.txt b/src/examples/PodioExample/CMakeLists.txt
index 244144747..6bbe3e07b 100644
--- a/src/examples/PodioExample/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/examples/PodioExample/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if (USE_PODIO)
 
     add_executable(PodioExample ${PodioExample_SOURCES})
     target_link_libraries(PodioExample 
-        PUBLIC jana2 PodioDatamodel PodioDatamodelDict podio::podioRootIO)
+        PUBLIC jana2_static_lib PodioDatamodel PodioDatamodelDict podio::podioRootIO)
 
     set_target_properties(PodioExample PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE)