diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-test-config.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-test-config.yml
index 810fd29753..13c8be5c5d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-test-config.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-test-config.yml
@@ -231,11 +231,11 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ env.BUILD_DIR }}
         run: |
           ldd ./xrpld
-          if [ "$(ldd ./xrpld | grep -E '(libstdc\+\+|libgcc)' | wc -l)" -eq 0 ]; then
+          if [ "$(ldd ./xrpld | grep -E 'libstdc\+\+' | wc -l)" -eq 0 ]; then
             echo 'The binary is statically linked.'
           else
             echo 'The binary is dynamically linked.'
-            # exit 1
+            exit 1
           fi
 
       - name: Verify presence of instrumentation (Linux)
diff --git a/crates/.cargo/config.toml b/crates/.cargo/config.toml
index b5c7a05b8b..57da03580b 100644
--- a/crates/.cargo/config.toml
+++ b/crates/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 [target.x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu]
 rustflags = ["-C", "link-args=-static-libgcc"]
+
+[target.x86_64-pc-windows-msvc]
+rustflags = ["-C", "target-feature=+crt-static"]