diff --git a/freetype/CMakeLists.txt b/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
index e3ffb83b..06a92ad8 100644
--- a/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -342,6 +342,24 @@ else ()
   list(APPEND BASE_SRCS src/base/ftdebug.c)
 endif ()
 
+if(MSVC)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /EHsc /O2")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} /EHa /W3")
+
+  set(CompilerFlags
+    CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS
+    CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG
+    CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE
+    CMAKE_C_FLAGS
+    CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG
+    CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE
+  )
+
+  foreach(CompilerFlag ${CompilerFlags})
+    string(REPLACE "/MD" "/MT" ${CompilerFlag} "${${CompilerFlag}}")
+    endforeach()
+endif(MSVC)
+
 if (BUILD_FRAMEWORK)
   list(APPEND BASE_SRCS builds/mac/freetype-Info.plist)
 endif ()