diff --git a/vlsisapd/CMakeLists.txt b/vlsisapd/CMakeLists.txt
index 41cf2161..c74bdd51 100644
--- a/vlsisapd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vlsisapd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "-O3 -DNDEBUG -Wall" CACHE STRING "Release options."
 FIND_PACKAGE(LibXml2 REQUIRED)
 FIND_PACKAGE(PythonSitePackages REQUIRED)
 
+SET(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
+MESSAGE(STATUS "Always uses Boost static libraries.")
 FIND_PACKAGE(Boost 1.32.0 COMPONENTS program_options filesystem python REQUIRED)
 IF (Boost_FOUND)
   MESSAGE(STATUS "Found Boost.Python libraries in ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR} as ${Boost_LIBRARIES}")
diff --git a/vlsisapd/src/agds/src/CMakeLists.txt b/vlsisapd/src/agds/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 4cd15d7d..0d22fba9 100644
--- a/vlsisapd/src/agds/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vlsisapd/src/agds/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ IF(Boost_FOUND)
                                COMPILE_FLAGS "${COMPILE_FLAGS} -D__PYTHON_MODULE__=1"
                                PREFIX        ""
                        )
-  TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(pyAGDS agds ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES})
   INSTALL(TARGETS pyAGDS DESTINATION ${PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES})
 ENDIF(Boost_FOUND)
 
diff --git a/vlsisapd/src/cif/src/CMakeLists.txt b/vlsisapd/src/cif/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f3a02e9..40bf4cf7 100644
--- a/vlsisapd/src/cif/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vlsisapd/src/cif/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ IF(Boost_FOUND)
                               COMPILE_FLAGS "${COMPILE_FLAGS} -D__PYTHON_MODULE__=1"
                               PREFIX        ""
                        )
-  TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(pyCIF cif ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES})
   INSTALL(TARGETS pyCIF DESTINATION ${PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES})
 ENDIF(Boost_FOUND)
 
diff --git a/vlsisapd/src/configuration/src/CMakeLists.txt b/vlsisapd/src/configuration/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 068a5ed3..8d9c0abd 100644
--- a/vlsisapd/src/configuration/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vlsisapd/src/configuration/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@
           qt4_wrap_cpp ( mocCpps       ${mocIncludes} )
 
            add_library ( configuration ${cpps} ${mocCpps} )
- target_link_libraries ( configuration ${QT_LIBRARIES}
-                                       ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
-                                       ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES}
-                                       ${LIBXML2_LIBRARIES}
-                       )
         add_executable ( vlsisapd-conf-editor ${editorcpp} )
  target_link_libraries ( vlsisapd-conf-editor configuration ${QT_LIBRARIES}
                                                             ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
diff --git a/vlsisapd/src/dtr/src/CMakeLists.txt b/vlsisapd/src/dtr/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 9565550c..e7d81fa3 100644
--- a/vlsisapd/src/dtr/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vlsisapd/src/dtr/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(dtr ${LIBXML2_LIBRARIES})
 INSTALL(TARGETS dtr DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFIX})
 
 IF (Boost_FOUND)
-    ADD_LIBRARY(pyDTR MODULE ${pycpps})
-    SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(pyDTR PROPERTIES
-                                COMPILE_FLAGS "${COMPILE_FLAGS} -D__PYTHON_MODULE__=1"
-                                PREFIX        ""
-                         )
-    TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(pyDTR dtr ${LIBXML2_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES})
-    INSTALL(TARGETS pyDTR DESTINATION ${PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES})
+          ADD_LIBRARY(pyDTR MODULE ${pycpps})
+SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(pyDTR PROPERTIES
+                            COMPILE_FLAGS "${COMPILE_FLAGS} -D__PYTHON_MODULE__=1"
+                            PREFIX        ""
+                     )
+INSTALL(TARGETS pyDTR   DESTINATION ${PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES})
 ENDIF(Boost_FOUND)
 
 INSTALL(FILES ${hpps} DESTINATION include/vlsisapd/dtr)
diff --git a/vlsisapd/src/openChams/src/CMakeLists.txt b/vlsisapd/src/openChams/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2ae5796b..683e91fd 100644
--- a/vlsisapd/src/openChams/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vlsisapd/src/openChams/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ SET ( cpps Circuit.cpp
 
 ADD_LIBRARY(openChams ${cpps})
 
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(openChams ${LIBXML2_LIBRARIES})
-
 INSTALL(TARGETS openChams DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFIX} )
 
 INSTALL(FILES ${includes} DESTINATION include/vlsisapd/openChams)