diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9a445a1720..082939d858 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ ifeq ($(DEBUG), 1)
    OPTIMIZE_FLAG = -O0 -g
 else
    OPTIMIZE_FLAG = -O3 -ffast-math
+   ifneq ($(findstring Win32,$(OS)),)
+      LDFLAGS += -mwindows
+   endif
 endif
 
 CFLAGS   += -Wall $(OPTIMIZE_FLAG) $(INCLUDE_DIRS) $(DEBUG_FLAG) -I.