diff --git a/premake5-deps.lua b/premake5-deps.lua
index 140e83a0..9f745cc9 100644
--- a/premake5-deps.lua
+++ b/premake5-deps.lua
@@ -226,6 +226,15 @@ local function cmake_build(dep_folder, is_32, extra_cmd_defs, c_flags_init, cxx_
             table.insert(all_cflags_init, '-m32')
             table.insert(all_cxxflags_init, '-m32')
         end
+        if os.target() == 'windows' then -- MinGW on Windows
+            table.insert(all_cflags_init, '-static')
+            table.insert(all_cxxflags_init, '-static')
+            -- from docs: "specifies that the typical Microsoft Windows predefined macros are to be set in the pre-processor,
+            --             but does not influence the choice of runtime library/startup code"
+            -- optional really
+            table.insert(all_cflags_init, '-mwin32')
+            table.insert(all_cxxflags_init, '-mwin32')
+        end
     elseif string.match(_ACTION, 'vs.+') then
         -- these 2 are needed because mbedtls doesn't care about 'CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY' for some reason
         table.insert(all_cflags_init, '-MT')