diff --git a/src/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/src/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index b421abb0..3e443df1 100644
--- a/src/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ if (BUILD_CUDA_LIB)
     set_property(TARGET flann_cuda_s PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS FLANN_STATIC)
 endif()
 
+file(WRITE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/dummy_source_file_for_shared_lib.cpp)
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux" AND CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
-    add_library(flann_cpp SHARED "")
+    add_library(flann_cpp SHARED dummy_source_file_for_shared_lib.cpp)
     set_target_properties(flann_cpp PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE CXX)
     target_link_libraries(flann_cpp -Wl,-whole-archive flann_cpp_s -Wl,-no-whole-archive)
 
     if (BUILD_CUDA_LIB)
-	    cuda_add_library(flann_cuda SHARED "")
+        cuda_add_library(flann_cuda SHARED dummy_source_file_for_shared_lib.cpp)
         set_target_properties(flann_cuda PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE CXX)
         target_link_libraries(flann_cuda -Wl,-whole-archive flann_cuda_s -Wl,-no-whole-archive)
         set_property(TARGET flann_cpp_s PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS FLANN_USE_CUDA)
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ if (BUILD_C_BINDINGS)
     set_property(TARGET flann_s PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS FLANN_STATIC)
 
     if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux" AND CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
-        add_library(flann SHARED "")
+        add_library(flann SHARED dummy_source_file_for_shared_lib.cpp)
         set_target_properties(flann PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE CXX)
         target_link_libraries(flann -Wl,-whole-archive flann_s -Wl,-no-whole-archive)
     else()