diff --git a/src/win32/Makefile.cfg b/src/win32/Makefile.cfg
index 1880abf18..73d236604 100644
--- a/src/win32/Makefile.cfg
+++ b/src/win32/Makefile.cfg
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ ifndef GCC44
 	#OPTS+=-mms-bitfields
 endif
 
-ifndef MINGW64
-	OPTS+=-gdwarf-2
-endif
-
 ifndef SDL
 	OPTS+=-D_WINDOWS
 endif