diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d30b7f68f..b5441b90b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1105,6 +1105,10 @@ else()
     set(HAVE_STDARG_H 1)
     set(HAVE_STDDEF_H 1)
     check_include_file(stdint.h HAVE_STDINT_H)
+
+    if(MSVC AND USE_CLANG)
+      check_c_compiler_flag("/Q_no-use-libirc" HAS_Q_NO_USE_LIBIRC )
+    endif()
   endif()
 endif()
 
@@ -3317,6 +3321,9 @@ if(SDL_SHARED)
       # FIXME: should be added for all architectures (missing symbols for ARM)
       target_link_libraries(SDL2 PRIVATE "-nodefaultlib:MSVCRT")
     endif()
+    if(HAS_Q_NO_USE_LIBIRC)
+      target_compile_options(SDL2 PRIVATE /Q_no-use-libirc)
+    endif()
   endif()
   if(APPLE)
     # FIXME: Remove SOVERSION in SDL3
@@ -3346,10 +3353,9 @@ if(SDL_SHARED)
   if(MSVC AND NOT SDL_LIBC AND NOT MSVC_CLANG AND NOT CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM STREQUAL "ARM")
     # Don't try to link with the default set of libraries.
     if(NOT WINDOWS_STORE)
-      set_target_properties(SDL2 PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS_RELEASE "/NODEFAULTLIB")
-      set_target_properties(SDL2 PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS_DEBUG "/NODEFAULTLIB")
+      set_property(TARGET SDL2 APPEND_STRING PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS " /NODEFAULTLIB")
     endif()
-    set_target_properties(SDL2 PROPERTIES STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS "/NODEFAULTLIB")
+    set_property(TARGET SDL2 APPEND_STRING PROPERTY STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS " /NODEFAULTLIB")
   endif()
   # FIXME: if CMAKE_VERSION >= 3.13, use target_link_options for EXTRA_LDFLAGS
   target_link_libraries(SDL2 PRIVATE ${EXTRA_LIBS} ${EXTRA_LDFLAGS} ${EXTRA_LDFLAGS_BUILD} ${CMAKE_DEPENDS})