diff --git a/shaders/CMakeLists.txt b/shaders/CMakeLists.txt
index 92f32816bf..d19ff96519 100644
--- a/shaders/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/shaders/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,8 +64,13 @@ if (DEFINED RESGEN_FLAGS)
     set_source_files_properties(${RESGEN_SOURCE} PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS ${RESGEN_FLAGS})
 endif()
 
+# WIN32 seems to require at least one C file, so create an empty one.
+set(DUMMY_SRC "${RESOURCE_DIR}/dummy.c")
+add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${DUMMY_SRC}
+        COMMAND echo "//" > ${DUMMY_SRC})
+
 # ==================================================================================================
 # Include and target definitions
 # ==================================================================================================
-add_library(${TARGET} STATIC ${RESGEN_SOURCE})
+add_library(${TARGET} STATIC ${DUMMY_SRC} ${RESGEN_SOURCE})
 target_include_directories(${TARGET} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})