diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 174f3b7450..8d8215de94 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ if(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
       set_target_properties(${LIB_STATIC} PROPERTIES INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION TRUE)
     endif()
   endif()
+  if(CURL_CLANG_TIDY AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)  # disable clang-tidy for static, and limit to the shared library, if both enabled
+    set_target_properties(${LIB_STATIC} PROPERTIES C_CLANG_TIDY "")
+  endif()
   if(CURL_CODE_COVERAGE)
     set_property(TARGET ${LIB_STATIC} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CURL_COVERAGE_MACROS})
     set_property(TARGET ${LIB_STATIC} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_OPTIONS ${CURL_COVERAGE_CFLAGS})