diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5826595d6f..9521fcf6a7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -214,6 +214,12 @@ else()
   set(TINT_DEFAULT_GLSL OFF)
 endif()
 
+if (DAWN_ENABLE_D3D11 OR DAWN_ENABLE_D3D12)
+  set(TINT_DEFAULT_HLSL ON)
+else()
+  set(TINT_DEFAULT_HLSL OFF)
+endif()
+
 option(TINT_ENABLE_INSTALL "Enable install step for Tint libraries" OFF)
 option(TINT_BUILD_CMD_TOOLS "Build the Tint command line tools" ON)
 
@@ -227,7 +233,7 @@ option(TINT_BUILD_SPV_READER "Build the SPIR-V input reader" ${DAWN_ENABLE_VULKA
 option(TINT_BUILD_WGSL_READER "Build the WGSL input reader" ON)
 option(TINT_BUILD_GLSL_WRITER "Build the GLSL output writer" ${TINT_DEFAULT_GLSL})
 option(TINT_BUILD_GLSL_VALIDATOR "Build the GLSL output validator" ON)
-option(TINT_BUILD_HLSL_WRITER "Build the HLSL output writer" ${DAWN_ENABLE_D3D12})
+option(TINT_BUILD_HLSL_WRITER "Build the HLSL output writer" ${TINT_DEFAULT_HLSL})
 option(TINT_BUILD_MSL_WRITER "Build the MSL output writer" ${DAWN_ENABLE_METAL})
 option(TINT_BUILD_SPV_WRITER "Build the SPIR-V output writer" ${DAWN_ENABLE_VULKAN})
 option(TINT_BUILD_WGSL_WRITER "Build the WGSL output writer" ON)