diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 82aca364..1ff028f9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ hyper = "0.14.*"
 lock_api = "0.4.*"
 crossbeam-utils = "0.8.*"
 
+[build-dependencies]
+static_vcruntime = "2.*"
+
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
 is_elevated = "0.1.*"
-static_vcruntime = "2.*"
 
 [target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies] #Mac and Linux
 openssl = { version = "*", features = ["vendored"] }  #vendored is needed to compile statically.
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e4199355..5458f654 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ extern crate downcast_rs;
 extern crate serde;
 extern crate serde_derive;
 
-#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-extern crate static_vcruntime;
-
 use bytesize::ByteSize;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Datelike, Local};
 use evtx::{EvtxParser, ParserSettings};