diff --git a/SCons/Config/ms b/SCons/Config/ms
index 511431c1..11346419 100644
--- a/SCons/Config/ms
+++ b/SCons/Config/ms
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ makensis_env.Append(CCFLAGS = ['/Fa${TARGET}.lst'])    # listing file name
 makensis_env.Append(CCFLAGS = [defenv['MSVCRT_FLAG']])
 
 makensis_env.Append(LINKFLAGS = ['$MAP_FLAG'])     # generate map file
+makensis_env.Append(LINKFLAGS = ['$SUBSYS_CON'])   # console executable
 if defenv['UNICODE']:
 	makensis_env.Append(LINKFLAGS = ['/STACK:2097152'])  # need 2 MB of stack in Unicode (default is 1 MB)
 
diff --git a/Source/SConscript b/Source/SConscript
index b3734390..3f9af5b0 100644
--- a/Source/SConscript
+++ b/Source/SConscript
@@ -73,10 +73,6 @@ AddZLib(env, env['PLATFORM'], 'install-compiler')
 env.Append(CPPDEFINES = ['MAKENSIS'])
 env.Append(CPPDEFINES = ['_WIN32_IE=0x0500'])
 
-##### Gnereal settings
-
-env.Append(LINKFLAGS = ['$SUBSYS_CON'])
-
 ##### Set PCH
 
 # XXX doesn't work