diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a5573ab3..0f7dd734 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ option(BUILD_TOOLS "Build tools" ON)
 option(BUNDLE_SPEEX "Bundle the speex library" OFF)
 option(LAZY_LOAD_LIBS "Lazily load shared libraries" ON)
 option(USE_SANITIZERS "Use sanitizers" ON)
-# Set debugging for runtime libraries if requested.
-set(CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>")
+option(USE_STATIC_MSVC_RUNTIMES "Use /MT instead of /MD in MSVC" OFF)
+if(USE_STATIC_MSVC_RUNTIME)
+    set(CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>")
+endif()
 
 if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
   set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "RelWithDebInfo" CACHE STRING