diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 67c2ae6..b980a5a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -402,9 +402,11 @@ if (BUILD_STATIC_LIBS AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     )
 
     # rename the static library
+    if (NOT MSVC)
     set_target_properties(${STATIC_LIB} PROPERTIES
         OUTPUT_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME}
     )
+    endif()
     list(APPEND CMAKE_TARGETS ${STATIC_LIB})
 endif ()