diff --git a/src/sdl/i_main.c b/src/sdl/i_main.c
index f1cecad4..65b7b5ff 100644
--- a/src/sdl/i_main.c
+++ b/src/sdl/i_main.c
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			LoadLibraryA("exchndl.dll");
 		}
 	}
+#ifndef __MINGW32__
 	prevExceptionFilter = SetUnhandledExceptionFilter(RecordExceptionInfo);
+#endif
 	MakeCodeWritable();
 #endif
 	// startup SRB2
diff --git a/src/win32/Makefile.cfg b/src/win32/Makefile.cfg
index 99b8bc9b..3560af0c 100644
--- a/src/win32/Makefile.cfg
+++ b/src/win32/Makefile.cfg
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ endif
 
 ifdef SDL
 	i_system_o+=$(OBJDIR)/SRB2.res
-	i_main_o+=$(OBJDIR)/win_dbg.o
+	#i_main_o+=$(OBJDIR)/win_dbg.o
 ifndef NOHW
 	OPTS+=-DUSE_WGL_SWAP
 endif
diff --git a/src/win32/win_main.c b/src/win32/win_main.c
index 4bb3df86..6c774f55 100644
--- a/src/win32/win_main.c
+++ b/src/win32/win_main.c
@@ -666,7 +666,9 @@ int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hInstance,
 #endif
 			LoadLibraryA("exchndl.dll");
 
+#ifndef __MINGW32__
 		prevExceptionFilter = SetUnhandledExceptionFilter(RecordExceptionInfo);
+#endif
 
 		Result = HandledWinMain(hInstance);
 #ifdef BUGTRAP