diff --git a/tools/ci_build/build.py b/tools/ci_build/build.py
index c90f97ac529d4..ed87640b9e0d8 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/build.py
+++ b/tools/ci_build/build.py
@@ -1177,11 +1177,14 @@ def generate_build_tree(
             )
             add_default_definition(cmake_extra_defines, "ONNX_USE_MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME", "ON")
             add_default_definition(cmake_extra_defines, "protobuf_MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME", "ON")
+            # The following build option was added in ABSL 20240722.0 and it must be explicitly set
+            add_default_definition(cmake_extra_defines, "ABSL_MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME", "ON")
             add_default_definition(cmake_extra_defines, "gtest_force_shared_crt", "OFF")
         else:
             # CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY is default to MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>DLL
             add_default_definition(cmake_extra_defines, "ONNX_USE_MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME", "OFF")
             add_default_definition(cmake_extra_defines, "protobuf_MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME", "OFF")
+            add_default_definition(cmake_extra_defines, "ABSL_MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME", "OFF")
             add_default_definition(cmake_extra_defines, "gtest_force_shared_crt", "ON")
 
     if acl_home and os.path.exists(acl_home):