diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index da1dba2c..2d916483 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ SET(SOURCES
 IF(WIN32)
     SET(SOURCES ${SOURCES} src/framework/platform/win32platform.cpp)
     SET(ADDITIONAL_LIBRARIES ws2_32)
-    ADD_DEFINITIONS(-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0501 -DWIN32_NO_CONSOLE)
+    IF(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
+        SET(CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS} -mwindows")
+        ADD_DEFINITIONS(-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0501)
+    ENDIF(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
+    ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DWIN32_NO_CONSOLE)
 ELSE(WIN32)
     SET(SOURCES ${SOURCES} src/framework/platform/x11platform.cpp)
     SET(ADDITIONAL_LIBRARIES pthread GLU)