diff --git a/contrib/sdk/samples/cairo/Makefile b/contrib/sdk/samples/cairo/Makefile
index 544f8d9676..40add9d7ce 100644
--- a/contrib/sdk/samples/cairo/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/sdk/samples/cairo/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ OBJECTS =  $(patsubst %.c, %.o, $(SOURCES))
 default: cairo
 
 cairo: $(OBJECTS) Makefile
-	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBPATH) -Map cairo.map -o cairo $(OBJECTS) -lcairo2.dll -lgcc -lc.dll -lapp
+	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBPATH) --subsystem native -Map cairo.map -o cairo $(OBJECTS) -lcairo2.dll -lgcc -lc.dll -lapp
 	objcopy cairo -O binary
 
 %.o : %.c Makefile $(SOURCES)
diff --git a/contrib/sdk/samples/cairo/Makefile.static b/contrib/sdk/samples/cairo/Makefile.static
index cad496945d..1b8667545e 100644
--- a/contrib/sdk/samples/cairo/Makefile.static
+++ b/contrib/sdk/samples/cairo/Makefile.static
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ OBJECTS = $(patsubst %.c, %.o, $(SOURCES))
 default: cairo
 
 cairo: $(OBJECTS) Makefile.static
-	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBPATH) -Map cairo.map -o cairo $(OBJECTS) -lcairo2 -lpixman-1 -lfreetype -lc -lgcc -lc
+	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBPATH) --subsystem console -Map cairo.map -o cairo $(OBJECTS) -lcairo2 -lpixman-1 -lfreetype -lc -lgcc -lc
 	objcopy cairo -O binary
 
 %.o : %.c Makefile $(SOURCES)