diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index 6604b130f8..b2153e82ca 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -540,9 +540,11 @@ else
 		prefix = /usr/
 		ifeq (MINGW32,$(MSYSTEM))
 			prefix = /mingw32
+			BASIC_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--pic-executable,-e,_mainCRTStartup
 		endif
 		ifeq (MINGW64,$(MSYSTEM))
 			prefix = /mingw64
+			BASIC_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--pic-executable,-e,mainCRTStartup
 		else
 			COMPAT_CFLAGS += -D_USE_32BIT_TIME_T
 			BASIC_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--large-address-aware