diff --git a/plugins/vst_base/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/vst_base/CMakeLists.txt
index 67e52a9ff..5e2b50206 100644
--- a/plugins/vst_base/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/vst_base/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ IF(LMMS_BUILD_WIN32)
 		TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(RemoteVstPlugin -lQtCore4)
 	ENDIF()
 	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(RemoteVstPlugin -lpthread -lgdi32 -lws2_32)
-	SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(RemoteVstPlugin PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "${COMPILE_FLAGS} -O0")
+	SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(RemoteVstPlugin PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "${COMPILE_FLAGS} -O0" LINK_FLAGS "${LINK_FLAGS} -mwindows")
 	ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(TARGET RemoteVstPlugin POST_BUILD COMMAND "${STRIP}" "$<TARGET_FILE:RemoteVstPlugin>")
 	INSTALL(TARGETS RemoteVstPlugin RUNTIME DESTINATION "${PLUGIN_DIR}")
 
diff --git a/plugins/vst_base/Win64/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/vst_base/Win64/CMakeLists.txt
index 6a670829c..4895fcbac 100644
--- a/plugins/vst_base/Win64/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/vst_base/Win64/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ENDIF()
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(RemoteVstPlugin32 -l${QTCORE} -lpthread -lgdi32 -lws2_32)
 
 ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(TARGET RemoteVstPlugin32 POST_BUILD COMMAND "${STRIP}" "$<TARGET_FILE:RemoteVstPlugin32>")
-SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(RemoteVstPlugin32 PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "${COMPILE_FLAGS} -O0")
+SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(RemoteVstPlugin32 PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "${COMPILE_FLAGS} -O0" LINK_FLAGS "${LINK_FLAGS} -mwindows")
 
 INSTALL(TARGETS RemoteVstPlugin32 RUNTIME DESTINATION "${PLUGIN_DIR}/32")
 INSTALL(FILES "${MINGW_PREFIX32}/bin/${QTCORE}.dll" "${MINGW_PREFIX32}/bin/zlib1.dll" "${MINGW_PREFIX32}/${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR32}-w64-mingw32/bin/libwinpthread-1.dll"