diff --git a/modules/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
index 80e9d45c90..32ff25b020 100644
--- a/modules/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,9 +45,14 @@ set_target_properties(${the_target} PROPERTIES
                       DEFINE_SYMBOL "CVAPI_EXPORTS"
                       ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/"
                       RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/"
-                      LINK_FLAGS "/NODEFAULTLIB:libc /DEBUG"
                       )
 
+if (MSVC)
+    set_target_properties(${the_target} PROPERTIES
+                          LINK_FLAGS "/NODEFAULTLIB:libc /DEBUG"
+                          )
+endif ()
+
 install(TARGETS ${the_target}
     RUNTIME DESTINATION bin COMPONENT main
     ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib COMPONENT main