diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 58bd67b08c..f40801eeda 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ option(ENABLE_ARES "Enable c-ares support" OFF)
 option(CURL_DISABLE_INSTALL "Disable installation targets" OFF)
 
 if(WIN32)
-  option(CURL_STATIC_CRT "Build libcurl with static CRT on Windows (/MT)" OFF)
-  if(CURL_STATIC_CRT)
+  option(CURL_STATIC_CRT "Build libcurl with static CRT with MSVC (/MT)" OFF)
+  if(CURL_STATIC_CRT AND MSVC)
     set(CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>")
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE} /MT")
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG} /MTd")