diff --git a/plugins/builtin/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/builtin/CMakeLists.txt
index 71199cc17..23fce8bf6 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/builtin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX "plugin")
 
 if (WIN32)
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition -Wl,-Bstatic,--whole-archive -lwinpthread -Wl,--no-whole-archive")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition")
 endif()
 
 if (NOT TARGET libimhex)
diff --git a/plugins/example/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/example/CMakeLists.txt
index b67605242..7a25c31f6 100644
--- a/plugins/example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX "plugin")
 
 if (WIN32)
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition -Wl,-Bstatic,--whole-archive -lwinpthread -Wl,--no-whole-archive")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition")
 endif()
 
 if (NOT TARGET libimhex)