diff --git a/build/cmake/init.cmake b/build/cmake/init.cmake
index 1b6604deef..b0f7558ceb 100644
--- a/build/cmake/init.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/init.cmake
@@ -36,11 +36,17 @@ if(MSVC)
               "Flags used by the CXX compiler during ${cfg_upper} builds." FORCE)
         endif()
     endforeach()
-endif()
-
-if(wxBUILD_MSVC_MULTIPROC)
-    wx_string_append(CMAKE_C_FLAGS " /MP")
-    wx_string_append(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS " /MP")
+    
+    if(wxBUILD_MSVC_MULTIPROC)
+        wx_string_append(CMAKE_C_FLAGS " /MP")
+        wx_string_append(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS " /MP")
+    endif()
+elseif(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
+    if(wxBUILD_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME)
+        set(STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS " -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++")
+        wx_string_append(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS}")
+        wx_string_append(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS}")
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 if(wxBUILD_COMPATIBILITY VERSION_LESS 3.0)
diff --git a/build/cmake/options.cmake b/build/cmake/options.cmake
index b7703811ac..70878a1803 100644
--- a/build/cmake/options.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/options.cmake
@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@ mark_as_advanced(wxBUILD_CUSTOM_SETUP_HEADER_PATH)
 wx_option(wxBUILD_DEBUG_LEVEL "Debug Level" Default STRINGS Default 0 1 2)
 mark_as_advanced(wxBUILD_DEBUG_LEVEL)
 
-if(MSVC)
+if(MSVC OR CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
     wx_option(wxBUILD_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME "Link using the static runtime library" OFF)
+endif()
+
+if(MSVC)
     wx_option(wxBUILD_MSVC_MULTIPROC "Enable multi-processor compilation for MSVC")
 else()
     # Other compilers support setting the C++ standard, present it an option to the user