diff --git a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
index a97412339..3b4f70125 100644
--- a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ if(WITH_WEBP_SUPPORT)
 endif()
 
 # cmark include files
+add_definitions(-DCMARK_STATIC_DEFINE)
 include_directories(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/third_party/cmark)
 
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