diff --git a/examples/cpp-sdl/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/cpp-sdl/CMakeLists.txt
index be853b368..c5f4f956c 100644
--- a/examples/cpp-sdl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/cpp-sdl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin")
 
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} src/main.cc)
 
+if (MSVC)
+    set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES WIN32_EXECUTABLE TRUE)
+endif()
+
 target_link_libraries(
     ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
     SDL2::SDL2