diff --git a/qgroundcontrol.pro b/qgroundcontrol.pro
index 6776f73aa84f2ea28babe1c9de35ebc600e22c49..70501c599037375b9ef93956412e718f02e9c6e0 100644
--- a/qgroundcontrol.pro
+++ b/qgroundcontrol.pro
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 
 # Qt configuration
 CONFIG += qt \
-    thread
+    thread \
+    console
 #    serialport
 
 QT += network \