diff --git a/bitcoin-qt.pro b/bitcoin-qt.pro
index 64b9670bfde..28eba2b9ea5 100644
--- a/bitcoin-qt.pro
+++ b/bitcoin-qt.pro
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ isEmpty(BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH) {
 windows:LIBS += -lmingwthrd -lws2_32
 windows:DEFINES += _MT WIN32
 windows:RC_FILE = src/qt/res/bitcoin-qt.rc
+windows:QMAKE_LIBS_QT_ENTRY -= -lmingw32
 
 macx:HEADERS += src/qt/macdockiconhandler.h
 macx:OBJECTIVE_SOURCES += src/qt/macdockiconhandler.mm
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/qt-win32.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/qt-win32.yml
index adccebbb918..6eb76b21707 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/qt-win32.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/qt-win32.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ script: |
   cp -a bin $SRCDIR/
   cd $INSTDIR
   find . -name *.prl | xargs -l sed 's|/$||' -i
-  sed 's/QMAKE_LIBS_QT_ENTRY     = -lmingw32 -lqtmain/QMAKE_LIBS_QT_ENTRY     = -lqtmain/' -i mkspecs/unsupported/win32-g++-cross/qmake.conf
   #sed 's|QMAKE_PRL_LIBS.*|QMAKE_PRL_LIBS = -lQtDeclarative -lQtScript -lQtSvg -lQtSql -lQtXmlPatterns -lQtGui -lgdi32 -lcomdlg32 -loleaut32 -limm32 -lwinmm -lwinspool -lmsimg32 -lQtNetwork -lQtCore -lole32 -luuid -lws2_32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -luser32 -lkernel32|' -i imports/Qt/labs/particles/qmlparticlesplugin.prl
 
   # as zip stores file timestamps, use faketime to intercept stat calls to set dates for all files to reference date