diff --git a/win64/Toolchain-mingw64.cmake b/win64/Toolchain-mingw64.cmake
index 69b74eb0a41c145fbc503805c3acc0119cdfe585..5fc41cb715a9f0ea13015f3ead674fca4e967e1a 100644
--- a/win64/Toolchain-mingw64.cmake
+++ b/win64/Toolchain-mingw64.cmake
@@ -65,3 +65,8 @@ set (Boost_LIB_VERSION   "1_56")
 set (Boost_MAJOR_VERSION  "1")
 set (Boost_MINOR_VERSION   "56")
 set (Boost_SUBMINOR_VERSION "0")
+
+# remove console
+set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS
+    "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--subsystem,windows"
+)