diff --git a/premake5.lua b/premake5.lua
index 662890e4c..53eb595e5 100644
--- a/premake5.lua
+++ b/premake5.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 project "yaml-cpp"
 	kind "StaticLib"
 	language "C++"
+	staticruntime "on"
 
 	targetdir ("bin/" .. outputdir .. "/%{prj.name}")
 	objdir ("bin-int/" .. outputdir .. "/%{prj.name}")
@@ -13,6 +14,11 @@ project "yaml-cpp"
 		"include/**.h"
 	}
 
+	defines
+	{
+		"YAML_CPP_STATIC_DEFINE"
+	}
+
 	includedirs
 	{
 		"include"
@@ -21,13 +27,13 @@ project "yaml-cpp"
 	filter "system:windows"
 		systemversion "latest"
 		cppdialect "C++17"
-		staticruntime "off"
+		staticruntime "on"
 
 	filter "system:linux"
 		pic "On"
 		systemversion "latest"
 		cppdialect "C++17"
-		staticruntime "off"
+		staticruntime "on"
 
 	filter "configurations:Debug"
 		runtime "Debug"