diff --git a/src/coreclr/clrfeatures.cmake b/src/coreclr/clrfeatures.cmake
index 1cd3d98ec74335..f8e32929136086 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/clrfeatures.cmake
+++ b/src/coreclr/clrfeatures.cmake
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ if (FEATURE_DYNAMIC_CODE_COMPILED)
   set(FEATURE_REJIT 1)
 endif()
 
-if (CLR_CMAKE_TARGET_ARCH_WASM OR CLR_CMAKE_TARGET_IOS OR CLR_CMAKE_TARGET_TVOS OR CLR_CMAKE_TARGET_MACCATALYST)
+# On desktop, if dynamic code compiled is false, we still enable static linking so we don't have to add platform manifest entries
+# for interpreter library, which is required for the packs build
+if (CLR_CMAKE_TARGET_ARCH_WASM OR CLR_CMAKE_TARGET_IOS OR CLR_CMAKE_TARGET_TVOS OR CLR_CMAKE_TARGET_MACCATALYST OR NOT FEATURE_DYNAMIC_CODE_COMPILED)
   set(FEATURE_STATICALLY_LINKED 1)
 endif()