diff --git a/mesonbuild/cmake/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/cmake/interpreter.py
index bdaa6d54c2f3..88b0b8f3b7d8 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/cmake/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/cmake/interpreter.py
@@ -1182,11 +1182,12 @@ def process_target(tgt: ConverterTarget) -> None:
                 'objects': [method(x, 'extract_all_objects') for x in objec_libs],
             }
 
-            # Only set version if we know it
-            if tgt.version:
-                tgt_kwargs['version'] = tgt.version
-            if tgt.soversion:
-                tgt_kwargs['soversion'] = tgt.soversion
+            # Only set version if we know it and this is not a static lib
+            if tgt_func != 'static_library':
+                if tgt.version:
+                    tgt_kwargs['version'] = tgt.version
+                if tgt.soversion:
+                    tgt_kwargs['soversion'] = tgt.soversion
 
             # Only set if installed and only override if it is set
             if install_tgt and tgt.install_dir:
diff --git a/test cases/cmake/2 advanced/subprojects/cmMod/CMakeLists.txt b/test cases/cmake/2 advanced/subprojects/cmMod/CMakeLists.txt
index 7dd11e74942f..06dd51a16455 100644
--- a/test cases/cmake/2 advanced/subprojects/cmMod/CMakeLists.txt	
+++ b/test cases/cmake/2 advanced/subprojects/cmMod/CMakeLists.txt	
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ configure_file("config.h.in" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/config.h" @ONLY)
 
 add_library(cmModLib       SHARED lib/cmMod.cpp)
 add_library(cmModLibStatic STATIC lib/cmMod.cpp)
+set_target_properties(cmModLibStatic PROPERTIES SOVERSION 1)
 include(GenerateExportHeader)
 generate_export_header(cmModLib)