diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ef2b20deb..eb92a22d5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,10 +88,9 @@ if( NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD )
 endif()
 
 include(CMakeDependentOption)
-CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(WITH_GFLAGS "build with GFlags" ON
-  "NOT MSVC;NOT MINGW" OFF)
 
 if(MSVC)
+  option(WITH_GFLAGS "build with GFlags" OFF)
   option(WITH_XPRESS "build with windows built in compression" OFF)
   include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty.inc)
 else()
@@ -107,6 +106,11 @@ else()
     endif()
   endif()
 
+  if(MINGW)
+    option(WITH_GFLAGS "build with GFlags" OFF)
+  else()
+    option(WITH_GFLAGS "build with GFlags" ON)
+  endif()
   set(GFLAGS_LIB)
   if(WITH_GFLAGS)
     # Config with namespace available since gflags 2.2.2