diff --git a/plugins/Makefile b/plugins/Makefile
index 298cda0..dd18d87 100644
--- a/plugins/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/Makefile
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ ifeq ($(WINDOWS),true)
 BASE_FLAGS += -D_USE_MATH_DEFINES
 BASE_FLAGS += -I../src/mingw-compat
 BASE_FLAGS += -I../src/mingw-std-threads
-BASE_FLAGS += -municode
 endif
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 783d6b5..3b44f3f 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ ifeq ($(WINDOWS),true)
 BASE_FLAGS += -D_USE_MATH_DEFINES
 BASE_FLAGS += -Imingw-compat
 BASE_FLAGS += -Imingw-std-threads
-BASE_FLAGS += -municode
 endif
 
 BUILD_C_FLAGS += -std=gnu11