diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 657544938..a8e646d06 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ SET(INSTALL_LIB lib CACHE PATH "Where to install libraries to.")
 SET(INSTALL_INC include CACHE PATH "Where to install headers to.")
 
 # Build options
-OPTION (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build Shared Library (OFF for Static)" OFF)
+OPTION (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build Shared Library (OFF for Static)" ON)
 OPTION (THREADSAFE "Build libgit2 as threadsafe" OFF)
-OPTION (BUILD_CLAR "Build Tests using the Clar suite" OFF)
+OPTION (BUILD_CLAR "Build Tests using the Clar suite" ON)
 OPTION (BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build library usage example apps" OFF)
 OPTION (TAGS "Generate tags" OFF)
 OPTION (PROFILE "Generate profiling information" OFF)