diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index e76ffa6..a925a37 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project(mimalloc-test C CXX)
 
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
@@ -19,21 +19,30 @@ endif()
 find_package(mimalloc 2.0 REQUIRED NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH)
 message(STATUS "Found mimalloc installed at: ${MIMALLOC_LIBRARY_DIR} (${MIMALLOC_VERSION_DIR})")
 
+set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG 1)
+find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+
+if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 # overriding with a dynamic library
 add_executable(dynamic-override  main-override.c)
 target_link_libraries(dynamic-override PUBLIC mimalloc)
 
 add_executable(dynamic-override-cxx  main-override.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(dynamic-override-cxx PUBLIC mimalloc)
+target_link_libraries(dynamic-override-cxx PRIVATE Threads::Threads)
+endif()
 
 
+if(0)
 # overriding with a static object file works reliable as the symbols in the
 # object file have priority over those in library files
 add_executable(static-override-obj main-override.c ${MIMALLOC_OBJECT_DIR}/mimalloc.o)
 target_include_directories(static-override-obj PUBLIC ${MIMALLOC_INCLUDE_DIR})
 target_link_libraries(static-override-obj PUBLIC pthread)
+endif()
 
 
+if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 # overriding with a static library works too if using the `mimalloc-override.h`
 # header to redefine malloc/free. (the library already overrides new/delete)
 add_executable(static-override-static main-override-static.c)
@@ -47,6 +56,10 @@ target_link_libraries(static-override PUBLIC mimalloc-static)
 
 add_executable(static-override-cxx  main-override.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(static-override-cxx PUBLIC mimalloc-static)
+target_link_libraries(static-override-cxx PRIVATE Threads::Threads)
+endif()
+
+include("${VCPKG_TESTS}")
 
 
 ## test memory errors
diff --git a/test/main-override.cpp b/test/main-override.cpp
index c1607b6..9e9824c 100644
--- a/test/main-override.cpp
+++ b/test/main-override.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-#include <Windows.h>
+#include <windows.h>
 static void msleep(unsigned long msecs) { Sleep(msecs); }
 #else
 #include <unistd.h>