diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0eaefdb6..e672839c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -149,7 +149,10 @@ if(WIN32)
     enable_language(RC)
     set(CMAKE_RC_COMPILER windres)
     set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -static")
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${CURL_STATIC_LDFLAGS} ${CURL_STATIC_CFLAGS}")
+
+    add_definitions(-DCURL_STATICLIB)
+    include_directories(${CURL_STATIC_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    link_directories(${CURL_STATIC_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 
     add_compile_definitions(SUNSHINE_PLATFORM="windows")
     add_subdirectory(tools)  # This is temporary, only tools for Windows are needed, for now