diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/render-utils/CMakeLists.txt
index f84bd97c13..cf3d7a6ad7 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,5 +9,10 @@ include_glm()
 
 link_hifi_libraries(animation fbx shared gpu)
 
+if (WIN32)
+  # we're using static GLEW, so define GLEW_STATIC
+  add_definitions(-DGLEW_STATIC)
+endif ()
+
 # call macro to include our dependency includes and bubble them up via a property on our target
 include_dependency_includes()
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