diff --git a/main/meson.build b/main/meson.build
index 0eca6686..7a72bfde 100644
--- a/main/meson.build
+++ b/main/meson.build
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
   sources += windows.compile_resources('dino-info.rc')
 endif
 
-exe_dino = executable('dino', sources, c_args: c_args, vala_args: vala_args, dependencies: dependencies, install: true, link_args: link_args)
+exe_dino = executable('dino', sources, c_args: c_args, vala_args: vala_args, dependencies: dependencies, install: true, link_args: link_args, win_subsystem: 'windows')
 
 install_data('data/icons/scalable/apps/im.dino.Dino-symbolic.svg', install_dir: get_option('datadir') / 'hicolor/symbolic/apps')
 install_data('data/icons/scalable/apps/im.dino.Dino.svg', install_dir: get_option('datadir') / 'hicolor/scalable/apps')