diff --git a/util/pl/VC-32.pl b/util/pl/VC-32.pl
index 21f8a9beb..1c3f15892 100644
--- a/util/pl/VC-32.pl
+++ b/util/pl/VC-32.pl
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if ($FLAVOR =~ /WIN64/)
     # considered safe to ignore.
     # 
     $base_cflags= " $mf_cflag";
-    my $f = $shlib?' /MD':' /MT';
+    my $f = $shlib || $fips ?' /MD':' /MT';
     $opt_cflags=$f.' /Ox';
     $dbg_cflags=$f.'d /Od -DDEBUG -D_DEBUG';
     $lflags="/nologo /subsystem:console /opt:ref";