diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d5f0bffa8..d2801c8f2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ set(OPENMW_LIBS_HEADER)
 
 # Platform specific
 if (WIN32)
+    set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS   ON)
     set(PLATFORM_INCLUDE_DIR "platform")
     add_definitions(-DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB)
 else (WIN32)