diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a5fd689ed..634944906 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ endif()
 
 # define an option for choosing between static and dynamic C runtime (Windows only)
 if(WINDOWS)
-    set(STATIC_STD_LIBS TRUE CACHE BOOL "TRUE to statically link to the standard libraries, FALSE to use them as DLLs")
+    set(STATIC_STD_LIBS FALSE CACHE BOOL "TRUE to statically link to the standard libraries, FALSE to use them as DLLs")
     
     # for VC++, we can apply it globally by modifying the compiler flags
     if(COMPILER_MSVC AND STATIC_STD_LIBS)
diff --git a/bindings/c/CMakeLists.txt b/bindings/c/CMakeLists.txt
index 0a13afb78..db4f9e17f 100644
--- a/bindings/c/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bindings/c/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ set(CMAKE_SKIP_BUILD_RPATH TRUE)
 
 # define an option for choosing between static and dynamic C runtime (Windows only)
 if(WINDOWS)
-    set(STATIC_STD_LIBS TRUE CACHE BOOL "TRUE to statically link to the standard libraries, FALSE to use them as DLLs")
+    set(STATIC_STD_LIBS FALSE CACHE BOOL "TRUE to statically link to the standard libraries, FALSE to use them as DLLs")
     
     # for VC++, we can apply it globally by modifying the compiler flags
     if(COMPILER_MSVC AND STATIC_STD_LIBS)