diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 04982070..6f061b67 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ option(WITH_EMBEDDED_SRC "build with embedded libcork, libipset, and libbloom so
 # Will set GIT_EXECUTABLE and GIT_FOUND
 # find_package(Git)
 
+# When choose to not use embedded libcork, libipset and libboom, use libs shipped by system
+if (NOT WITH_EMBEDDED_SRC)
+    set(USE_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIB TRUE)
+endif ()
+
 # Run platform tests
 include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/configure.cmake)
 configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/config.h.cmake ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/config.h)