diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7a5bd6d702..b6733f5043 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -565,7 +565,14 @@ endfunction()
 ################################################################################
 
 add_subdirectory(third_party)
+
+# TODO(crbug.com/tint/455): Tint does not currently build with CMake when
+# BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=1, so always build it as static for now.
+set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS_SAVED ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS})
+set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS 0)
 add_subdirectory(src/tint)
+set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS_SAVED})
+
 add_subdirectory(generator)
 add_subdirectory(src/dawn)