diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7f51d0331e..29c588bcd7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -776,6 +776,7 @@ if(CMAKE_USE_GSSAPI)
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${GSS_COMPILER_FLAGS}")
     set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} ${GSS_LINKER_FLAGS}")
     set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${GSS_LINKER_FLAGS}")
+    set(CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS} ${GSS_LINKER_FLAGS}")
     list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${GSS_LIBRARIES})
 
   else()
diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f5121b27e..ca4710e068 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ add_library(
   ALIAS ${LIB_NAME}
   )
 
-if(MSVC AND NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  set_target_properties(${LIB_NAME} PROPERTIES STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS ${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS})
-endif()
-
 if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     set_target_properties(${LIB_NAME} PROPERTIES INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS CURL_STATICLIB)
 endif()