diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/CMakeLists.txt
index 3797afd1cf2..03ca0eda6d8 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,18 +25,6 @@ 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
   DEPENDS ${DbgEngLib}
@@ -60,6 +48,9 @@ add_qtc_library(qtcreatorcdbext
 
 qtc_library_enabled(_library_enabled qtcreatorcdbext)
 if (_library_enabled)
+  # statically link MSVC runtime
+  set_property(TARGET qtcreatorcdbext PROPERTY MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>")
+
   find_package(Python3 3.8 COMPONENTS Development)
 
   if (NOT ${Python3_Development_FOUND})
diff --git a/src/tools/sdktool/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tools/sdktool/CMakeLists.txt
index 7726969b307..0161cc2c2ed 100644
--- a/src/tools/sdktool/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tools/sdktool/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,15 +25,6 @@ find_package(Qt5
   REQUIRED
 )
 
-if (MSVC)
-  # find out if Qt is static and set /MT if so
-  get_target_property(_input_type Qt5::Core TYPE)
-  if (${_input_type} STREQUAL "STATIC_LIBRARY")
-    string(REPLACE "/MD" "/MT" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE}")
-    string(REPLACE "/MDd" "/MTd" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG}")
-  endif()
-endif()
-
 if (APPLE)
   find_library(FWFoundation Foundation)
 endif()
@@ -74,6 +65,14 @@ add_qtc_executable(sdktool
     settings.cpp settings.h
 )
 
+if (MSVC AND TARGET sdktool)
+  # find out if Qt is static and set /MT if so
+  get_target_property(_input_type Qt5::Core TYPE)
+  if (${_input_type} STREQUAL "STATIC_LIBRARY")
+    set_property(TARGET sdktool PROPERTY MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 extend_qtc_executable(sdktool
   SOURCES_PREFIX "${UtilsSourcesDir}"
   DEFINES QTCREATOR_UTILS_STATIC_LIB