diff --git a/Makefile.mingw b/Makefile.mingw
index 7c395d8ba85..42a4de1962e 100644
--- a/Makefile.mingw
+++ b/Makefile.mingw
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SDL_LIBS=-L$(SRC)/sdl/lib -lSDLmain -lSDL
 CC      = gcc
 CFLAGS  = -g -O -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wuninitialized -Wno-long-long -Wno-multichar 
 DEFINES = -DCOMPRESSED_SOUND_FILE
-LDFLAGS :=-mwindows
+LDFLAGS :=-mwindows -mconsole
 INCLUDES:= $(SDL_CFLAGS) -I./ -I./sound
 CPPFLAGS= $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES)
 LIBS	= -lmingw32 -lwinmm -lmad $(SDL_LIBS)