diff --git a/build/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/build/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 5649972..c0252ec 100644
--- a/build/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/build/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -129,9 +129,6 @@ if (MSVC)
   target_compile_options (glew PRIVATE -GS-)
   target_compile_options (glew_s PRIVATE -GS-)
   # remove stdlib dependency
-  target_link_libraries (glew LINK_PRIVATE -nodefaultlib -noentry)
-  target_link_libraries (glew LINK_PRIVATE libvcruntime.lib)
-  target_link_libraries (glew LINK_PRIVATE msvcrt.lib )
   string(REGEX REPLACE "/RTC(su|[1su])" "" CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG})
 elseif (WIN32 AND ((CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU") OR (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")))
   # remove stdlib dependency on windows with GCC and Clang (for similar reasons