diff --git a/shlr/meson.build b/shlr/meson.build
index ee38750ecb..a9a7391305 100644
--- a/shlr/meson.build
+++ b/shlr/meson.build
@@ -444,6 +444,21 @@ libr2ar = static_library('r2ar', ar_files,
 
 libr_shlr = [
   libr2ar, libr2bochs, libr2capstone, libr2gdb, libr2grub, libr2java, libr2lz4,
-  libr2qnx, libr2sdb, libr2spp, libr2spp, libr2tcc, libr2windbg,
-  libr2zip
+  libr2qnx, libr2sdb, libr2spp, libr2spp, libr2tcc, libr2windbg, libr2zip
 ]
+
+if cc.get_id() == 'msvc'
+  cmd = ['lib', '/OUT:@OUTPUT@', '@INPUT@']
+else
+  cmd = ['ar', 'csr', '@OUTPUT@', '@INPUT@']
+endif
+
+custom_target('libr_shlr',
+  input: libr_shlr,
+  output: 'libr_shlr.a',
+  command: cmd,
+  build_by_default: true,
+  build_always: false,
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: get_option('libdir')
+)
diff --git a/sys/meson.py b/sys/meson.py
index cbf5f36830..92d03f5deb 100644
--- a/sys/meson.py
+++ b/sys/meson.py
@@ -170,10 +170,12 @@ def win_dist(args):
     makedirs(r'{DIST}')
     copy(r'{BUILDDIR}\binr\*\*.exe', r'{DIST}')
     copy(r'{BUILDDIR}\libr\*\*.dll', r'{DIST}')
-    if args.copylib:
-        makedirs(r'{DIST}\lib')
+    makedirs(r'{DIST}\lib')
+    if args.shared:
         copy(r'{BUILDDIR}\libr\*\*.lib', r'{DIST}\lib')
+    else:
         copy(r'{BUILDDIR}\libr\*\*.a', r'{DIST}\lib')
+    copy(r'{BUILDDIR}\shlr\libr_shlr.a', r'{DIST}\lib')
     win_dist_libr2()
 
 def win_dist_libr2(**path_fmt):
@@ -257,8 +259,6 @@ def main():
             help='Adds support for Windows XP')
     if os.name == 'nt':
         parser.add_argument('--install', help='Installation directory')
-        parser.add_argument('--copylib', action='store_true',
-            help='Copy static libraries to the installation directory')
     else:
         parser.add_argument('--install', action='store_true',
             help='Install radare2 after building')