diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 48bcae7..bbac7cf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
     SET(UMSKT_USE_SHARED_OPENSSL ON)
 endif()
 
+# neither does dos idk i'm trying random stuff
+if (DJGPP_WATT32) {
+    SET(UMSKT_USE_SHARED_OPENSSL ON)
+endif()
+
 IF(UMSKT_USE_SHARED_OPENSSL)
     SET(OPENSSL_USE_STATIC_LIBS FALSE)
     SET(OPENSSL_MSVC_STATIC_RT FALSE)
@@ -80,6 +85,11 @@ if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
   MESSAGE(STATUS "[UMSKT] macOS has no static library - Shared library forced on")
 endif()
 
+if (DJGPP_WATT32) {
+  SET(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON)
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "[UMSKT] DOS has no static library - Shared library forced on")
+endif()
+
 # if we're compiling with MSVC, respect the DEBUG compile option
 IF(MSVC)
     SET(CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>")