diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
index 736eec750..11da7685a 100644
--- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,5 +11,11 @@ if(NOT WIN32)
     set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)
 endif()
 
+# There is a bug that makes rlottie hang forever on application shutdown if compiled using MinGW
+# with threading support enabled. Disable it for MSVC as well to keep the behavior consistent.
+if(WIN32)
+    option(LOTTIE_THREAD OFF)
+endif()
+
 option(LOTTIE_MODULE OFF)
 add_subdirectory("rlottie")