diff --git a/apps/launcher/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
index 66cc157d3..3c7b39314 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ target_link_libraries(openmw-launcher
 
 if (DESIRED_QT_VERSION MATCHES 4)
     target_link_libraries(openmw-launcher ${QT_QTGUI_LIBRARY} ${QT_QTCORE_LIBRARY})
+    if(WIN32)
+        target_link_libraries(openmw-launcher ${QT_QTMAIN_LIBRARY})
+    endif(WIN32)
 else()
     qt5_use_modules(openmw-launcher Widgets Core)
 endif()