diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9382c624..162618eb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -181,11 +181,18 @@ if (WIN32)
   list(APPEND ENGINE_SOURCES res/furnace.rc)
 endif()
 
+set(USED_SOURCES ${ENGINE_SOURCES} ${AUDIO_SOURCES} src/main.cpp)
+
 if (BUILD_GUI)
-  add_executable(furnace ${ENGINE_SOURCES} ${AUDIO_SOURCES} ${GUI_SOURCES} src/main.cpp)
+  list(APPEND USED_SOURCES ${GUI_SOURCES})
+  if (MSVC)
+    add_executable(furnace WIN32 ${USED_SOURCES})
+  else()
+    add_executable(furnace ${USED_SOURCES})
+  endif()
   target_compile_definitions(furnace PUBLIC HAVE_GUI)
 else()
-  add_executable(furnace ${ENGINE_SOURCES} ${AUDIO_SOURCES} src/main.cpp)
+  add_executable(furnace ${USED_SOURCES})
 endif()
 
 if (DEVENDOR_LIBRARIES)
@@ -200,7 +207,10 @@ if (HAVE_JACK)
 endif()
 
 if (WIN32)
-  target_link_libraries(furnace shlwapi -static)
+  target_link_libraries(furnace shlwapi)
+  if (NOT MSVC)
+    target_link_libraries(furnace -static)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 install(TARGETS furnace RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)