diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 58ea5117..b86db83e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ option(DEBUG_SAVE "Re-enable the ability to drag-and-drop save files onto the wi
 set(BACKEND_RENDERER "SDLTexture" CACHE STRING "Which renderer the game should use: 'OpenGL3' for an OpenGL 3.2 renderer, 'OpenGLES2' for an OpenGL ES 2.0 renderer, 'SDLTexture' for SDL2's hardware-accelerated Texture API, 'SDLSurface' for SDL2's software-rendered Surface API, or 'Software' for a handwritten software renderer")
 set(BACKEND_AUDIO "SDL2" CACHE STRING "Which audio backend the game should use: 'SDL2' or 'miniaudio'")
 
-option(PKG_CONFIG_STATIC_LIBS "On platforms with pkg-config, static-link the dependencies" OFF)
+option(PKG_CONFIG_STATIC_LIBS "On platforms with pkg-config, static-link the dependencies (good for Windows builds, so you don't need to bundle DLL files)" OFF)
 option(LTO "Enable link-time optimisation" OFF)
 option(MSVC_LINK_STATIC_RUNTIME "Link the static MSVC runtime library (Visual Studio only)" OFF)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4257e355..ab498814 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ Name | Function
 `-DBACKEND_AUDIO=SDL2` | Use the SDL2-driven software audio-mixer
 `-DBACKEND_AUDIO=miniaudio` | Use the miniaudio-driven software audio-mixer
 `-DLTO=ON` | Enable link-time optimisation
+`-DPKG_CONFIG_STATIC_LIBS=ON` | On platforms with pkg-config, static-link the dependencies (good for Windows builds, so you don't need to bundle DLL files)
 `-DMSVC_LINK_STATIC_RUNTIME=ON` | Link the static MSVC runtime library
 `-DFORCE_LOCAL_LIBS=ON` | Compile the built-in versions of SDL2, FreeType, and FLTK instead of using the system-provided ones