diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 18384e3da0..d105fd3682 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ downloads/
 installed*/
 packages/
 scripts/buildsystems/tmp/
-#ignore custom triplets 
+#ignore custom triplets
 triplets/*
 #add vcpkg-designed triplets back in
 !triplets/arm-uwp.cmake
@@ -292,6 +292,8 @@ triplets/*
 !triplets/x86-windows-static.cmake
 !triplets/arm64-uwp.cmake
 !triplets/arm64-windows.cmake
+!triplets/x64-linux.cmake
+!triplets/x64-osx.cmake
 *.exe
 *.zip
 
diff --git a/triplets/x64-linux.cmake b/triplets/x64-linux.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5196184638
--- /dev/null
+++ b/triplets/x64-linux.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE x64)
+set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
+set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE static)
+
+set(VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Linux)
diff --git a/triplets/x64-osx.cmake b/triplets/x64-osx.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af3a8c3483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/triplets/x64-osx.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE x64)
+set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
+set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE static)
+
+set(VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Darwin)