diff --git a/brightray/brightray.gypi b/brightray/brightray.gypi
index 7d38af35c8c8..8d77b60e24a1 100644
--- a/brightray/brightray.gypi
+++ b/brightray/brightray.gypi
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
       'Debug_Base': {
         'msvs_settings': {
           'VCCLCompilerTool': {
+            'RuntimeLibrary': '2',  # /MD (nondebug DLL)
             'Optimization': '<(win_debug_Optimization)',
             'BasicRuntimeChecks': '<(win_debug_RuntimeChecks)',
             'conditions': [