diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 653f425f..730d72f0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/vendor/POCO/cmake)
 
 # Several plugin options
 option(ENABLE_API21 "Build for 2.1 API." OFF)
-option(COPY_DEPENDENCIES "Copy deppendent DLLs into the deps folder." OFF)
 option(FORCE_32BIT_BIN "Create a 32-bit executable binary if the compiler defaults to 64-bit." OFF)
+# This option should only be available in certain conditions
+if(WIN32 AND MINGW)
+	option(COPY_DEPENDENCIES "Copy deppendent DLLs into the deps folder." OFF)
+endif()
 
 include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
 # C++ standard availability check