diff --git a/cmake/WtFindBoost-cmake.txt b/cmake/WtFindBoost-cmake.txt
index b66741f..377cede 100644
--- a/cmake/WtFindBoost-cmake.txt
+++ b/cmake/WtFindBoost-cmake.txt
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ IF (Boost_FOUND)
   SET(BOOST_WTHTTP_MT_FOUND TRUE)
   SET(BOOST_WTHTTP_FOUND TRUE)
 
-  IF(MSVC)
+  IF(MSVC AND NOT DISABLE_BOOST_AUTOLINK)
     # use autolink
     SET(BOOST_WT_LIBRARIES "")
     SET(BOOST_WTHTTP_LIBRARIES "")
diff --git a/src/wt/Dbo/CMakeLists.txt b/src/wt/Dbo/CMakeLists.txt
index 64d3af2..f9c31e0 100644
--- a/src/wt/Dbo/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/wt/Dbo/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ IF(ENABLE_LIBWTDBO)
     StringStream.C
   )
 
-  IF(MSVC)
+  IF(MSVC AND NOT DISABLE_BOOST_AUTOLINK)
     #win32 links automatically against boost libs; specifying too much causes
     #trouble
     IF(MULTI_THREADED_BUILD)