diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/cdc_connector/CMakeLists.txt b/maxscale-system-test/cdc_connector/CMakeLists.txt
index acdac8897..6164df48b 100644
--- a/maxscale-system-test/cdc_connector/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/cdc_connector/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "-fPIC -std=c++0x -O2")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "-fPIC -std=c++0x -O2")
 
 include_directories(${JANSSON_INCLUDE_DIR})
-add_library(cdc_connector STATIC cdc_connector.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(cdc_connector ${JANSSON_LIBRARIES})
+add_library(cdc_connector SHARED cdc_connector.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(cdc_connector ${JANSSON_LIBRARIES} crypto)
 add_dependencies(cdc_connector jansson)
 install(TARGETS cdc_connector DESTINATION lib)
 install(FILES cdc_connector.h DESTINATION include)