diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b4e02207a4..119710cf34 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -948,10 +948,9 @@ if(ENABLE_FUZZER)
 endif()
 
 if(MSVC)
-	set(ENABLE_VLD OFF CACHE BOOL "Whether enable Visual Leak Detect in Debug configuration")
 	if(ENABLE_VLD)
 		include(FindVLD)
-	    if(NOT VLD_FOUND)
+		if(NOT VLD_FOUND)
 			message(FATAL_ERROR "ENABLE_VLD was requested, but not found!")
 		endif()
 		message(STATUS "Enabling Visual Leak Detector in Debug configuration")
diff --git a/CMakeOptions.txt b/CMakeOptions.txt
index 4c42664645..d76851d1a1 100644
--- a/CMakeOptions.txt
+++ b/CMakeOptions.txt
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ endif()
 
 if (WIN32)
 	option(ENABLE_LTO "Improves performance using Link time Optimization" ON)
+	option(ENABLE_VLD "Enable Visual Leak Detect in Debug configuration" OFF)
 else()
 	option(ENABLE_LTO "Improves performance using Link time Optimization" OFF)
 endif()