diff --git a/companion/src/CMakeLists.txt b/companion/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d5bc6099..f37647b20 100644
--- a/companion/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/companion/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ add_definitions(-DQXT_STATIC)
 
 if(MSVC)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "/EHsc /LD")
+  SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS,5.01")
   include_directories(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/winbuild C:/Programs/pthreads/Pre-built.2/include C:/Programs/msinttypes C:/Programs/dirent/include)
   link_directories(C:/Programs/pthreads/Pre-built.2/lib/)
   set(PTHREAD_LIBRARY pthreadVC2.lib)