diff --git a/recipes/pixman/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/pixman/all/conanfile.py
index a5d1aeafc9a5da..5b72fdadecfdc0 100644
--- a/recipes/pixman/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/pixman/all/conanfile.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from conan.tools.layout import basic_layout
 from conan.tools.meson import Meson, MesonToolchain
 from conan.tools.microsoft import is_msvc
+from conan.tools.scm import Version
 
 required_conan_version = ">=1.53.0"
 
@@ -50,8 +51,8 @@ def layout(self):
         basic_layout(self, src_folder="src")
 
     def validate(self):
-        if self.settings.os == "Windows" and self.options.shared:
-            raise ConanInvalidConfiguration("pixman can only be built as a static library on Windows")
+        if self.settings.os == "Windows" and self.options.shared and Version(self.version) < "0.40.0":
+            raise ConanInvalidConfiguration(f"pixman/{self.version} can only be built as a static library on Windows")
 
     def build_requirements(self):
         self.tool_requires("meson/1.1.1")
@@ -88,12 +89,12 @@ def package(self):
         rmdir(self, os.path.join(lib_folder, "pkgconfig"))
         rm(self, "*.la", lib_folder)
         fix_apple_shared_install_name(self)
-        if is_msvc(self):
+        if is_msvc(self) and not self.options.shared:
             prefix = "libpixman-1"
             rename(self, os.path.join(lib_folder, f"{prefix}.a"), os.path.join(lib_folder, f"{prefix}.lib"))
 
     def package_info(self):
-        self.cpp_info.libs = ['libpixman-1'] if self.settings.os == "Windows" else ['pixman-1']
+        self.cpp_info.libs = ['libpixman-1'] if self.settings.os == "Windows" and not self.options.shared else ['pixman-1']
         self.cpp_info.includedirs.append(os.path.join("include", "pixman-1"))
         self.cpp_info.set_property("pkg_config_name", "pixman-1")
         if self.settings.os in ("FreeBSD", "Linux"):