diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index a9df21c68c..f2daff9551 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -574,9 +574,12 @@ fn addCmakeCfgOptionsToExe(
                 };
                 exe.linkSystemLibrary("unwind");
             },
-            .ios, .macos, .watchos, .tvos, .windows => {
+            .ios, .macos, .watchos, .tvos => {
                 exe.linkLibCpp();
             },
+            .windows => {
+                if (exe.target.getAbi() != .msvc) exe.linkLibCpp();
+            },
             .freebsd => {
                 if (static) {
                     try addCxxKnownPath(b, cfg, exe, b.fmt("libc++.{s}", .{lib_suffix}), null, need_cpp_includes);