diff --git a/recipes/rxcpp/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/rxcpp/all/conanfile.py
index c03641574c3cc..61160297e88db 100644
--- a/recipes/rxcpp/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/rxcpp/all/conanfile.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class RxcppConan(ConanFile):
     homepage = "https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxCpp"
     url = "https://github.com/conan-io/conan-center-index"
     settings = "os", "arch", "compiler", "build_type"
-    package_type = "header-only"
+    package_type = "header-library"
     no_copy_source = True
 
     def package_id(self):