diff --git a/SuperBuild/CMake/External_gdal.cmake b/SuperBuild/CMake/External_gdal.cmake
index 418c9e6de361772b61d38b3172c31c49e1f9fcac..30d0010ec89582d2dd8c47c159d7acf1e860f1f2 100644
--- a/SuperBuild/CMake/External_gdal.cmake
+++ b/SuperBuild/CMake/External_gdal.cmake
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ if(UNIX)
     --with-webp=no
     --with-threads=yes
     --with-freexl=no
+    --with-proj=yes
     --with-libjson-c=internal
     ${GDAL_SB_CONFIG}
     ${GDAL_SB_EXTRA_OPTIONS}
diff --git a/SuperBuild/patches/GDAL/nmake_gdal_extra.opt.in b/SuperBuild/patches/GDAL/nmake_gdal_extra.opt.in
index 8a03873073d1505ea3680959f40185526e0689a8..c57c8966769a9f770b9c653746b4922b9dd1acda 100644
--- a/SuperBuild/patches/GDAL/nmake_gdal_extra.opt.in
+++ b/SuperBuild/patches/GDAL/nmake_gdal_extra.opt.in
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ SQLITE_LIB=@SB_INSTALL_PREFIX_NATIVE@\lib\sqlite3.lib
 SQLITE_HAS_COLUMN_METADATA=yes
 
 # PROJ.4 stuff
+PROJ_FLAGS = -DPROJ_STATIC -DPROJ_VERSION=4
 PROJ_INCLUDE = -I@SB_INSTALL_PREFIX_NATIVE@\include
 PROJ_LIBRARY = @SB_INSTALL_PREFIX_NATIVE@\lib\proj.lib