diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b54c54..7c6f3a3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ find_package(ICU 60 REQUIRED COMPONENTS uc data)
 get_directory_property(subproject PARENT_DIRECTORY)
 
 add_subdirectory(src/nuspell)
+option(BUILD_TOOLS "Build the tools." OFF)
+if (BUILD_TOOLS)
 add_subdirectory(src/tools)
+endif()
 
 if (subproject)
     # if added as subproject just build Nuspell
diff --git a/src/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e63610..7597a6d 100644
--- a/src/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ set_target_properties(nuspell-exe PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_NAME nuspell)
 target_compile_definitions(nuspell-exe PRIVATE
     PROJECT_VERSION=\"${PROJECT_VERSION}\")
 target_link_libraries(nuspell-exe Nuspell::nuspell)
+if (WIN32 AND NOT MINGW)
+    find_library(GETOPT_WIN32_LIBRARY getopt)
+    target_link_libraries(nuspell-exe ${GETOPT_WIN32_LIBRARY})
+endif()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND WIN32)
     # This should be PRE_LINK (or PRE_BUILD), so Vcpkg's POST_BUILD
     # step (see VCPKG_APPLOCAL_DEPS) that copies dll can pick up nuspell.dll