diff --git a/qtox.pro b/qtox.pro
index 6be79e6c4..62138c354 100644
--- a/qtox.pro
+++ b/qtox.pro
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ contains(DEFINES, QTOX_PLATFORM_EXT) {
 # Rules for Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux
 win32 {
     # windows-specific hardening (ASLR, DEP protection)
-    QMAKE_LFLAGS += -Wl,dynamicbase -Wl,nxcompat
+    QMAKE_LFLAGS += -Wl,--dynamicbase -Wl,--nxcompat
 
     RC_FILE = windows/qtox.rc
     LIBS += -L$$PWD/libs/lib \