diff --git a/src/asm/CMakeLists.txt b/src/asm/CMakeLists.txt
index 527fb1fe..2ac36ed7 100644
--- a/src/asm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/asm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ x64util_masm.asm
 )
 set_source_files_properties(x64util_masm.asm PROPERTIES LANGUAGE ASM_MASM)
 
+# workaround for cr flag being passed to LINK.exe which considers it an input file and thus fails
+# doesn't always seem to happen. The Windows CI builds were fine, but locally I would run into this problem
+# possibly related to https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/18889
+set(CMAKE_ASM_MASM_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY "<CMAKE_AR> /OUT:<TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")
+
 ELSE()
 
 # NASM
@@ -35,4 +40,4 @@ set_target_properties(CemuAsm PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE C)
 
 ENDIF()
 
-set_property(TARGET CemuAsm PROPERTY MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>")
\ No newline at end of file
+set_property(TARGET CemuAsm PROPERTY MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>")