diff --git a/variables.msvc b/variables.msvc
index f0e95a81876ff31ea297db924ef3d8040b604ae9..fbd59e7a70d813a2c1b665fb80a86c99c69fa643 100644
--- a/variables.msvc
+++ b/variables.msvc
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ HOSTNAME=localhost
 
 # The names of the C and C++ compilers
 CC=cl
-CXX=cl /EHsc /nologo /GR /MTd
+OPTION=/EHsc /nologo /GR /MT
 # Add /MLd for single-thread debug mode
 #     /MTd for multi-thread debug mode
 
+CXX=${CC} ${OPTION}
+
 # increase stack size to 16Mb to avoid stack overflows in recursive 
 # tet classification for large 3D Delaunay grids
 LINKER=cl /F16777216
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ DASH=/
 # The extension to use for object files, libraries and executables
 OBJEXT=.obj
 LIBEXT=.lib
+LIBEXTRELEASE=_r.lib
+LIBEXTDEBUG=_d.lib
 EXEEXT=.exe
 
 # Installation directories