diff --git a/project/overrides.mk b/project/overrides.mk
index 2641556..2a67ff9 100644
--- a/project/overrides.mk
+++ b/project/overrides.mk
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 # direct linker invocation
 LDFLAGS_SYSROOT = $(CFLAGS_SYSROOT)
+
+ifneq ($(PE_SUBSYSTEM)x,x)
+	LDFLAGS_COMMON += --subsystem=$(PE_SUBSYSTEM)
+endif