diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 89176633..9d0216c8 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -109,7 +109,18 @@ add_fmt_test(custom-formatter-test)
 add_fmt_test(ranges-test)
 add_fmt_test(scan-test)
 
-if (NOT MSVC_BUILD_STATIC)
+if (NOT DEFINED MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME AND MSVC)
+  foreach (flag_var
+			 CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE
+			 CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO)
+	if (${flag_var} MATCHES "^(/|-)(MT|MTd)")
+	  set(MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME ON)
+	  break()
+	endif()
+  endforeach()
+endif()
+
+if (NOT MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME)
   add_fmt_executable(posix-mock-test
     posix-mock-test.cc ../src/format.cc ${TEST_MAIN_SRC})
   target_include_directories(