diff --git a/windows/build.ps1 b/windows/build.ps1
index 5ac045b3..60146f22 100644
--- a/windows/build.ps1
+++ b/windows/build.ps1
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Push-Location ${STAGE}\${LIBRESSL}
 try {
 	& $CMake ..\..\..\${LIBRESSL} -A "${Arch}" `
 	    -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS="${SHARED}" -DLIBRESSL_TESTS=OFF `
-	    -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG="${CFLAGS_DEBUG}" `
+	    -DLIBRESSL_APPS=OFF -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG="${CFLAGS_DEBUG}" `
 	    -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE="${CFLAGS_RELEASE}" `
 	    -DCMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY="${CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY}" `
 	    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${PREFIX}" "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION}"; `