diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3169086044cf176de1b8221f986e6cc3341ae3d4..db3c3b8e2069f9ae5ad02286b59decf8fe764c2d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ if(ANDROID OR IOS)
     add_definitions(-DPADDLE_MOBILE_INFERENCE)
 endif()
 
-if (APPLE)
+if (APPLE OR WIN32)
     set(WITH_MKL OFF CACHE STRING
-        "Disable MKL for building on mac" FORCE)
+        "Disable MKL for building on mac and windows" FORCE)
 endif()
 
 set(THIRD_PARTY_PATH "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/third_party" CACHE STRING