--- a/scipy/meson.build
+++ b/scipy/meson.build
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 cython_c_args = []
 if is_mingw
   # For mingw-w64, link statically against the UCRT.
-  gcc_link_args = ['-lucrt', '-static']
+  gcc_link_args = []
   add_project_link_arguments(gcc_link_args, language: ['c', 'cpp', 'fortran'])
   # Force gcc to float64 long doubles for compatibility with MSVC
   # builds, for C only.