diff --git a/src/sdl/Makefile.cfg b/src/sdl/Makefile.cfg
index 3b92a9fb..b54f7057 100644
--- a/src/sdl/Makefile.cfg
+++ b/src/sdl/Makefile.cfg
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ ifdef SDL_NET
 	SDL_LDFLAGS+=-lSDL2_net
 endif
 
+ifdef MINGW
+ifndef NOSDLMAIN
+	SDLMAIN=1
+endif
+endif
+
 ifdef SDLMAIN
 	OPTS+=-DSDLMAIN
 else
diff --git a/src/sdl/i_main.c b/src/sdl/i_main.c
index c157a6be..74b61339 100644
--- a/src/sdl/i_main.c
+++ b/src/sdl/i_main.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ PSP_MAIN_THREAD_STACK_SIZE_KB(256);
 #endif
 
 #if defined (_WIN32) && !defined (main)
-#define SDLMAIN
+//#define SDLMAIN
 #endif
 
 #ifdef SDLMAIN