diff --git a/include/xlnt/xlnt.hpp b/include/xlnt/xlnt.hpp
index fdd33c38..0d21128f 100644
--- a/include/xlnt/xlnt.hpp
+++ b/include/xlnt/xlnt.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+// Patched by vcpkg to handle static non-cmake builds
+#ifndef XLNT_STATIC
+#define XLNT_STATIC
+#endif
+
 #include <xlnt/xlnt_config.hpp>
 
 // cell