diff --git a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
index e34485666d..8a5e699688 100644
--- a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -156,7 +156,9 @@ if(WIN32)
         windows/timer_resolution.h)
     target_link_libraries(common PRIVATE ntdll)
 endif()
-
+if (MSVC)
+    target_link_libraries(common PRIVATE getopt)
+endif()
 if(NOT WIN32)
     target_sources(common PRIVATE signal_chain.cpp signal_chain.h)
 endif()