diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c88fbb8e9..f0b883031 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -328,6 +328,17 @@ if (${TARGET_PLATFORM} STREQUAL "x64")
     set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} /CETCOMPAT")
 endif()
 
+# Hybrid CRT: static-link the C++ runtime and STL (/MT|/MTd from CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY),
+# but dynamic-link the Universal CRT (ucrt.dll) which is an OS component on Windows 10+.
+# This eliminates the VCRUNTIME/MSVCP redistributable dependency while avoiding the size
+# cost of statically linking the UCRT. See https://aka.ms/hybridcrt for details.
+foreach(config RELEASE RELWITHDEBINFO MINSIZEREL)
+    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_${config} "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_${config}} /NODEFAULTLIB:libucrt.lib /defaultlib:ucrt.lib")
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_${config}    "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_${config}}    /NODEFAULTLIB:libucrt.lib /defaultlib:ucrt.lib")
+endforeach()
+set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG} /NODEFAULTLIB:libucrtd.lib /defaultlib:ucrtd.lib")
+set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG    "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG}    /NODEFAULTLIB:libucrtd.lib /defaultlib:ucrtd.lib")
+
 # Common link libraries
 link_directories(${WSLDEPS_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/)
 set(COMMON_LINK_LIBRARIES