diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ffa4f2ef..e11f9b53 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ elseif(WIN32 AND MSVC)
   /O2                    # Optimize for speed
   /W3                    # Warning level 3 (reasonable warnings without being too verbose)
   /GL                    # Enable whole program optimization
-  /MT                    # Use static runtime libraries
  )
  add_link_options(
   /OPT:REF               # Remove unreferenced functions/data