diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ac93eefdf..6ee62d4ba 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ option(OPENAL       "OpenAL"
 option(RTMIDI       "RtMidi"                                                        ON)
 option(FLUIDSYNTH   "FluidSynth"                                                    ON)
 option(MUNT         "MUNT"                                                          ON)
+option(VNC          "VNC renderer"                                                  OFF)
 option(DINPUT       "DirectInput"                                                   OFF)
 option(CPPTHREADS   "C++11 threads"                                                 ON)
 option(NEW_DYNAREC  "Use the PCem v15 (\"new\") dynamic recompiler"                 OFF)
@@ -155,7 +156,6 @@ cmake_dependent_option(PAS16          "Pro Audio Spectrum 16"
 cmake_dependent_option(SIO_DETECT     "Super I/O Detection Helper"                  ON      "DEV_BRANCH"    OFF)
 cmake_dependent_option(TANDY_ISA      "Tandy PSG ISA clone boards"                  ON      "DEV_BRANCH"    OFF)
 cmake_dependent_option(VGAWONDER      "ATI VGA Wonder (ATI-18800)"                  ON      "DEV_BRANCH"    OFF)
-cmake_dependent_option(VNC            "VNC renderer"                                OFF     "DEV_BRANCH"    OFF)
 cmake_dependent_option(XL24           "ATI VGA Wonder XL24 (ATI-28800-6)"           ON      "DEV_BRANCH"    OFF)
 
 # Ditto but for Qt
diff --git a/src/win/Makefile.mingw b/src/win/Makefile.mingw
index 32584f425..82225dc7a 100644
--- a/src/win/Makefile.mingw
+++ b/src/win/Makefile.mingw
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ ifeq ($(DEV_BUILD), y)
  ifndef TANDY_ISA
   TANDY_ISA	:= y
  endif
- ifndef VNC
-  VNC		:= y
- endif
  ifndef XL24
   XL24		:= y
  endif
@@ -143,9 +140,6 @@ else
  ifndef TANDY_ISA
   TANDY_ISA	:= n
  endif
- ifndef VNC
-  VNC		:= n
- endif
  ifndef XL24
   XL24		:= n
  endif
@@ -188,6 +182,9 @@ endif
 ifndef MUNT
 MUNT		:= y
 endif
+ifndef VNC
+ VNC		:= n
+endif
 ifndef NEW_DYNAREC
  NEW_DYNAREC	:= n
 endif