diff --git a/xmake/tests.lua b/xmake/tests.lua
index b4ed8ffea6..6d9068ff7b 100644
--- a/xmake/tests.lua
+++ b/xmake/tests.lua
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ function add_target_cpp_test(filepath, dep)
         if is_plat("windows") then
             set_encodings("utf-8") -- eliminate warning C4819 on msvc
             add_ldflags("/LTCG")
+            set_runtimes("MT")
         end
         if is_plat("windows", "mingw") then
             add_syslinks("secur32")