diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/CMakeLists.txt
index 331dc809373..329a228afc6 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ if (CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)
   set(ArchSuffix 64)
 endif()
 
+# statically link MSVC runtime
+# see https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/community/-/wikis/FAQ#how-can-i-build-my-msvc-application-with-a-static-runtime
+# TODO change to MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY when CMake 3.15 is required
+# set_property(TARGET qtcreatorcdbext PROPERTY MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>")
+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 "/MD")
+    string(REGEX REPLACE "/MD" "/MT" ${flag_var} "${${flag_var}}")
+  endif()
+endforeach()
+
 add_qtc_library(qtcreatorcdbext
   COMPONENT qtcreatorcdbext
   BUILD_BY_DEFAULT