diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.10.0-GCCcore-11.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.10.0-GCCcore-11.2.0.eb
index abc8066853a3..dab37dd9793f 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.10.0-GCCcore-11.2.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.10.0-GCCcore-11.2.0.eb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ version = '1.10.0'
 homepage = 'https://github.com/gabime/spdlog'
 description = 'Very fast, header-only/compiled, C++ logging library.'
 toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '11.2.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
 
 source_urls = ['https://github.com/gabime/spdlog/archive/refs/tags/']
 sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
@@ -16,8 +17,15 @@ builddependencies = [
     ('CMake', '3.21.1'),
 ]
 
+_shared_configopts = " ".join([
+    "-DSPDLOG_BUILD_SHARED=ON",
+    "-DSPDLOG_BUILD_PIC=ON",
+])
+
+configopts = ["", _shared_configopts]
+
 sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': ['include/spdlog/spdlog.h'],
+    'files': ['include/%(name)s/%(name)s.h', 'lib/lib%(name)s.a', f'lib/lib%(name)s.{SHLIB_EXT}'],
     'dirs': ['lib64/cmake', 'lib64/pkgconfig'],
 }
 
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.11.0-GCCcore-12.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.11.0-GCCcore-12.2.0.eb
index 37e99e711245..0571af33da10 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.11.0-GCCcore-12.2.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.11.0-GCCcore-12.2.0.eb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ version = '1.11.0'
 homepage = 'https://github.com/gabime/spdlog'
 description = 'Very fast, header-only/compiled, C++ logging library.'
 toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '12.2.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
 
 source_urls = ['https://github.com/gabime/spdlog/archive/refs/tags/']
 sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
@@ -16,8 +17,15 @@ builddependencies = [
     ('CMake', '3.24.3'),
 ]
 
+_shared_configopts = " ".join([
+    "-DSPDLOG_BUILD_SHARED=ON",
+    "-DSPDLOG_BUILD_PIC=ON",
+])
+
+configopts = ["", _shared_configopts]
+
 sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': ['include/spdlog/spdlog.h'],
+    'files': ['include/%(name)s/%(name)s.h', 'lib/lib%(name)s.a', f'lib/lib%(name)s.{SHLIB_EXT}'],
     'dirs': ['lib64/cmake', 'lib64/pkgconfig'],
 }
 
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.11.0-GCCcore-12.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.11.0-GCCcore-12.3.0.eb
index 72f5f9a9923e..a761400d3b1b 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.11.0-GCCcore-12.3.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.11.0-GCCcore-12.3.0.eb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ version = '1.11.0'
 homepage = 'https://github.com/gabime/spdlog'
 description = 'Very fast, header-only/compiled, C++ logging library.'
 toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '12.3.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
 
 source_urls = ['https://github.com/gabime/spdlog/archive/refs/tags/']
 sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
@@ -16,8 +17,15 @@ builddependencies = [
     ('CMake', '3.26.3'),
 ]
 
+_shared_configopts = " ".join([
+    "-DSPDLOG_BUILD_SHARED=ON",
+    "-DSPDLOG_BUILD_PIC=ON",
+])
+
+configopts = ["", _shared_configopts]
+
 sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': ['include/spdlog/spdlog.h'],
+    'files': ['include/%(name)s/%(name)s.h', 'lib/lib%(name)s.a', f'lib/lib%(name)s.{SHLIB_EXT}'],
     'dirs': ['lib64/cmake', 'lib64/pkgconfig'],
 }
 
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.12.0-GCCcore-13.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.12.0-GCCcore-13.3.0.eb
index eead2698148a..697923df8ae5 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.12.0-GCCcore-13.3.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.12.0-GCCcore-13.3.0.eb
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ version = '1.12.0'
 
 homepage = 'https://github.com/gabime/spdlog'
 description = "Very fast, header-only/compiled, C++ logging library."
-
 toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.3.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
 
 source_urls = ['https://github.com/gabime/%(name)s/archive/refs/tags/']
 sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
@@ -17,9 +17,15 @@ builddependencies = [
     ('CMake', '3.29.3'),
 ]
 
+_shared_configopts = " ".join([
+    "-DSPDLOG_BUILD_SHARED=ON",
+    "-DSPDLOG_BUILD_PIC=ON",
+])
+
+configopts = ["", _shared_configopts]
 
 sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': ['include/%(name)s/%(name)s.h'],
+    'files': ['include/%(name)s/%(name)s.h', 'lib/lib%(name)s.a', f'lib/lib%(name)s.{SHLIB_EXT}'],
     'dirs': ['lib64/cmake', 'lib64/pkgconfig'],
 }
 
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.15.3-GCCcore-14.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.15.3-GCCcore-14.2.0.eb
index 7b1f2627bcb3..6d1042be4454 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.15.3-GCCcore-14.2.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.15.3-GCCcore-14.2.0.eb
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ version = '1.15.3'
 
 homepage = 'https://github.com/gabime/spdlog'
 description = "Very fast, header-only/compiled, C++ logging library."
-
 toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '14.2.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
 
 source_urls = ['https://github.com/gabime/%(name)s/archive/refs/tags/']
 sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
@@ -16,8 +16,16 @@ builddependencies = [
     ('binutils', '2.42'),
     ('CMake', '3.31.3'),
 ]
+
+_shared_configopts = " ".join([
+    "-DSPDLOG_BUILD_SHARED=ON",
+    "-DSPDLOG_BUILD_PIC=ON",
+])
+
+configopts = ["", _shared_configopts]
+
 sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': ['include/%(name)s/%(name)s.h'],
+    'files': ['include/%(name)s/%(name)s.h', 'lib/lib%(name)s.a', f'lib/lib%(name)s.{SHLIB_EXT}'],
     'dirs': ['lib64/cmake', 'lib64/pkgconfig'],
 }
 
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.15.3-GCCcore-14.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.15.3-GCCcore-14.3.0.eb
index bc174194d0dc..e66d8f5adbcd 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.15.3-GCCcore-14.3.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/spdlog/spdlog-1.15.3-GCCcore-14.3.0.eb
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ version = '1.15.3'
 
 homepage = 'https://github.com/gabime/spdlog'
 description = "Very fast, header-only/compiled, C++ logging library."
-
 toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '14.3.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
 
 source_urls = ['https://github.com/gabime/%(name)s/archive/refs/tags/']
 sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
@@ -16,8 +16,16 @@ builddependencies = [
     ('binutils', '2.44'),
     ('CMake', '4.0.3'),
 ]
+
+_shared_configopts = " ".join([
+    "-DSPDLOG_BUILD_SHARED=ON",
+    "-DSPDLOG_BUILD_PIC=ON",
+])
+
+configopts = ["", _shared_configopts]
+
 sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': ['include/%(name)s/%(name)s.h'],
+    'files': ['include/%(name)s/%(name)s.h', 'lib/lib%(name)s.a', f'lib/lib%(name)s.{SHLIB_EXT}'],
     'dirs': ['lib64/cmake', 'lib64/pkgconfig'],
 }