diff --git a/cmake/GzRelocatableBinaries.cmake b/cmake/GzRelocatableBinaries.cmake
index 36986b45..f4f64c6f 100644
--- a/cmake/GzRelocatableBinaries.cmake
+++ b/cmake/GzRelocatableBinaries.cmake
@@ -74,19 +74,12 @@ macro(gz_add_get_install_prefix_impl)
       "gz_add_get_install_prefix_impl: missing parameter OVERRIDE_INSTALL_PREFIX_ENV_VARIABLE")
   endif()
 
-
   if(NOT TARGET ${PROJECT_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME})
     message(FATAL_ERROR
       "Target ${PROJECT_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME} required by gz_add_get_install_prefix_impl\n"
       "does not exist.")
   endif()
 
-  if(NOT TARGET ${DL_TARGET})
-    message(FATAL_ERROR
-      "gz_add_get_install_prefix_impl called without DL_TARGET defined,\n"
-      "please add gz_find_package(DL) if you want to use gz_add_get_install_prefix_impl.")
-  endif()
-
   get_target_property(target_type ${PROJECT_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME} TYPE)
   if(NOT (target_type STREQUAL "STATIC_LIBRARY" OR target_type STREQUAL "MODULE_LIBRARY" OR target_type STREQUAL "SHARED_LIBRARY"))
     message(FATAL_ERROR "gz_add_get_install_prefix_impl: library ${_library} is of unsupported type ${target_type}")
@@ -208,7 +201,16 @@ endif()
   # Add cpp to library
   target_sources(${PROJECT_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE ${gz_add_get_install_prefix_impl_GENERATED_CPP})
 
+# Only link DL in the case that it is needed.
+if ((target_type STREQUAL "MODULE_LIBRARY" OR target_type STREQUAL "SHARED_LIBRARY") AND GZ_ENABLE_RELOCATABLE_INSTALL)
+  if(NOT TARGET ${DL_TARGET})
+    message(FATAL_ERROR
+      "gz_add_get_install_prefix_impl called without DL_TARGET defined,\n"
+      "please add gz_find_package(DL) if you want to use gz_add_get_install_prefix_impl.")
+  endif()
+
   # Link DL_TARGET that provides dladdr
   target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE ${DL_TARGET})
+endif()
 
 endmacro()