diff --git a/compiler.pri b/compiler.pri
index ea38a6627..315198882 100644
--- a/compiler.pri
+++ b/compiler.pri
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ win32 {
 	!CONFIG(no-warnings-as-errors) {
 		QMAKE_CFLAGS *= -WX
 		QMAKE_CXXFLAGS *= -WX
+		QMAKE_LFLAGS *= -WX
 	}
 
 	# Increase the verbosity of the linker.