diff --git a/syncthing/CMakeLists.txt b/syncthing/CMakeLists.txt
index 57f2adf..0507c0a 100644
--- a/syncthing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/syncthing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ if (NOT GO_BIN)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "The go binary could not be located.")
 endif ()
 
+# define paths where the library and header generated by cgo are supposed to go
+set(SYNCTHINGINTERNAL_LIBRARY_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libsyncthinginternal.a")
+set(SYNCTHINGINTERNAL_HEADER_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libsyncthinginternal.h")
+
+# define environment/args to use tools configured within CMake also with cgo
+set(GO_COMPILER_ARGS "CC='${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}'" "CXX='${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}'" "AR='${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_AR}'")
+if (CMAKE_RANLIB)
+    set(GO_RANLIB_ARGS "&&" "${CMAKE_RANLIB}" "${SYNCTHINGINTERNAL_LIBRARY_PATH}")
+endif ()
+
 # determine GOARCH for target
 set(GO_TARGET_ARCH_OVERRIDE
     ""
@@ -94,6 +104,15 @@ else ()
     set(CGO_LDFLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT} ${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPER}_INIT}")
 endif ()
 
+# enforce defaults for cgo build when using MSVC as cgo doesn't seem to support it
+if (MSVC)
+    unset(GO_COMPILER_ARGS)
+    unset(GO_RANLIB_ARGS)
+    unset(CGO_CFLAGS)
+    unset(CGO_CXXFLAGS)
+    unset(CGO_LDFLAGS)
+endif ()
+
 # locate the Syncthing checkout
 set(GO_DEVELOPMENT_PATH
     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/go"
@@ -163,23 +182,21 @@ set(GO_LINKER_FLAGS "${GO_LINKER_FLAGS} -X github.com/syncthing/syncthing/lib/bu
 # generate Syncthing's assets (not setting GOARCH/GOOS here, this is supposed to run on the host)
 add_custom_command(
     OUTPUT "${SYNCTHING_PATH}/${GENERATED_SYNCTHING_GUI_FILES_RELATIVE_PATH}"
-    COMMAND "GO111MODULE=on" "GOPATH=${GO_DEVELOPMENT_PATH}" "GOFLAGS=${GO_FLAGS}" "${GO_BIN}" run ./script/genassets.go gui
+    COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E env "GO111MODULE=on" "GOPATH=${GO_DEVELOPMENT_PATH}" "GOFLAGS=${GO_FLAGS}" "${GO_BIN}" run ./script/genassets.go gui
             > "${GENERATED_SYNCTHING_GUI_FILES_RELATIVE_PATH}"
     DEPENDS ${SRC_FILES_SYNCTHING_ASSETS}
     WORKING_DIRECTORY "${SYNCTHING_PATH}"
     COMMENT "Building Syncthing's assets")
 
 # compile Syncthing as static library
-set(SYNCTHINGINTERNAL_LIBRARY_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libsyncthinginternal.a")
-set(SYNCTHINGINTERNAL_HEADER_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libsyncthinginternal.h")
 add_custom_command(
     OUTPUT "${SYNCTHINGINTERNAL_LIBRARY_PATH}" "${SYNCTHINGINTERNAL_HEADER_PATH}"
     COMMAND
-        "CC=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}" "CXX=${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}" "AR=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_AR}" "GOOS=${GO_TARGET_OS}"
-        "CGO_CFLAGS=${CGO_CFLAGS}" "CGO_CXXFLAGS=${CGO_CXXFLAGS}" "CGO_LDFLAGS=${CGO_LDFLAGS}" "GOARCH=${GO_TARGET_ARCH}"
-        "CGO_ENABLED=1" "GO111MODULE=on" "GOPATH=${GO_DEVELOPMENT_PATH}" "GOFLAGS=${GO_FLAGS}" "${GO_BIN}" build -v
-        -buildmode c-archive -o "${SYNCTHINGINTERNAL_LIBRARY_PATH}" -ldflags "${GO_LINKER_FLAGS}" ./c-bindings &&
-        "${CMAKE_RANLIB}" "${SYNCTHINGINTERNAL_LIBRARY_PATH}"
+        "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E env ${GO_COMPILER_ARGS}
+        "GOOS=${GO_TARGET_OS}" "CGO_CFLAGS=${CGO_CFLAGS}" "CGO_CXXFLAGS=${CGO_CXXFLAGS}" "CGO_LDFLAGS=${CGO_LDFLAGS}"
+        "GOARCH=${GO_TARGET_ARCH}" "CGO_ENABLED=1" "GO111MODULE=on" "GOPATH=${GO_DEVELOPMENT_PATH}" "GOFLAGS=${GO_FLAGS}"
+        "${GO_BIN}" build -v -buildmode c-archive -o "${SYNCTHINGINTERNAL_LIBRARY_PATH}" -ldflags "${GO_LINKER_FLAGS}"
+        ./c-bindings ${GO_RANLIB_ARGS}
     DEPENDS ${SRC_FILES_SYNCTHING}
     WORKING_DIRECTORY "${SYNCTHING_PATH}"
     COMMENT "Building Syncthing itself (as library)")