diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 26489b52c2..f27404a530 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ endif()
 set(EXE_LDFLAGS " ")
 if(MINGW)
     set(EXE_LDFLAGS "-static -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++")
+elseif(MSVC)
+    set(EXE_LDFLAGS "/STACK:16777216")
 else()
     set(EXE_LDFLAGS " ")
 endif()