diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f999e908..375229ba2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ function(spvtools_default_compile_options TARGET)
   # For MinGW cross compile, statically link to the C++ runtime.
   # But it still depends on MSVCRT.dll.
   if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Windows")
-    if (${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} MATCHES "GNU")
+    if (NOT MSVC)
       set_target_properties(${TARGET} PROPERTIES
         LINK_FLAGS -static -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++)
     endif()