diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e70b76a1..9db9ae944 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ IF (USE_MULTITHREADED_BENCHMARK)
 	ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DUSE_PARALLEL_SOLVER_BENCHMARK -DUSE_PARALLEL_DISPATCHER_BENCHMARK)
 ENDIF()
 
-OPTION(USE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY_DLL "Use MSVC Runtime Library DLL (/MD or /MDd)" ON)
+OPTION(USE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY_DLL "Use MSVC Runtime Library DLL (/MD or /MDd)" OFF)
 OPTION(USE_MSVC_INCREMENTAL_LINKING "Use MSVC Incremental Linking" OFF)
 
 OPTION(USE_CUSTOM_VECTOR_MATH "Use custom vectormath library" OFF)