diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ddf4a9452..b123414bc8 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,37 @@
 # 'Google_test' is the subproject name
 project(Google_tests)
 
+if(WIN32)
+    add_definitions(-DCOIN_DLL)
+endif(WIN32)
+
+if(MSVC)
+    option(
+      gtest_force_shared_crt
+      "Use shared (DLL) run-time lib even when Google Test is built as static lib."
+      ON)
+
+    set(Google_Tests_LIBS
+        oldnames.lib
+        debug msvcrtd.lib
+        debug msvcprtd.lib
+        optimized msvcrt.lib
+        optimized msvcprt.lib
+    )
+
+    #Universal C runtime introduced in VS 2015 (cl version 19)
+    if (NOT (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS "19"))
+        list(APPEND Google_Tests_LIBS
+            debug vcruntimed.lib
+            debug ucrtd.lib
+            debug concrtd.lib
+            optimized vcruntime.lib
+            optimized ucrt.lib
+            optimized concrt.lib
+        )
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 # 'lib' is the folder with Google Test sources
 add_subdirectory(lib)
 include_directories(${gtest_SOURCE_DIR}/include ${gtest_SOURCE_DIR})
@@ -14,7 +45,7 @@ add_executable(
     src/test2.cpp
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(Google_Tests_run gtest gtest_main)
+target_link_libraries(Google_Tests_run gtest gtest_main ${Google_Tests_LIBS})
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------