diff --git a/conf.pri.windows b/conf.pri.windows
index 497d62f87..dab9d8cc9 100644
--- a/conf.pri.windows
+++ b/conf.pri.windows
@@ -65,4 +65,5 @@ CONFIG += stacktrace
 win32-msvc* {
     QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += "/guard:cf"
     QMAKE_LFLAGS += "/guard:cf"
+    QMAKE_LFLAGS_RELEASE += "/OPT:REF /OPT:ICF"
 }
diff --git a/winconf.pri b/winconf.pri
index ac5153814..0c700380f 100644
--- a/winconf.pri
+++ b/winconf.pri
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ win32-g++* {
 else:win32-msvc* {
     CONFIG -= embed_manifest_exe
     QMAKE_LFLAGS += "/MANIFEST:EMBED /MANIFESTINPUT:$$quote($${PWD}/src/qbittorrent.exe.manifest) /STACK:0x800000"
-    QMAKE_LFLAGS_RELEASE += "/OPT:REF /OPT:ICF"
 
     RC_FILE = qbittorrent.rc