diff --git a/qgroundcontrol.pri b/qgroundcontrol.pri
index 8621b189cd74437f75bc65fa7a12464e372d93b8..f407b02ca7d1e3a29516ca06ea085dcc238e9ccb 100644
--- a/qgroundcontrol.pri
+++ b/qgroundcontrol.pri
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ linux-g++ {
         -lSDL \
         -lSDLmain
 
+QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -Wl,-E
+
         #-lflite_cmu_us_rms \
         #-lflite_cmu_us_slt \
 }
diff --git a/qgroundcontrol.pro b/qgroundcontrol.pro
index 39cc13f07b55c383210b7a4ed70cff2b1bc0e5de..56d85d197c30fda5ca53b3ad2218be405c1adfea 100644
--- a/qgroundcontrol.pro
+++ b/qgroundcontrol.pro
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ contains(MAVLINK_CONF, ualberta) {
 LIBS += -losg \
     -losgViewer \
     -losgEarth
-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -Wl,-E
 
 # }
 # Include general settings for MAVGround