diff --git a/conf.pri.windows b/conf.pri.windows
index ef6edc773..dab9d8cc9 100644
--- a/conf.pri.windows
+++ b/conf.pri.windows
@@ -61,3 +61,9 @@ DEFINES += BOOST_USE_WINAPI_VERSION=0x0501
 
 # Enable stack trace support
 CONFIG += stacktrace
+
+win32-msvc* {
+    QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += "/guard:cf"
+    QMAKE_LFLAGS += "/guard:cf"
+    QMAKE_LFLAGS_RELEASE += "/OPT:REF /OPT:ICF"
+}
diff --git a/winconf.pri b/winconf.pri
index ac5153814..0c700380f 100644
--- a/winconf.pri
+++ b/winconf.pri
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ win32-g++* {
 else:win32-msvc* {
     CONFIG -= embed_manifest_exe
     QMAKE_LFLAGS += "/MANIFEST:EMBED /MANIFESTINPUT:$$quote($${PWD}/src/qbittorrent.exe.manifest) /STACK:0x800000"
-    QMAKE_LFLAGS_RELEASE += "/OPT:REF /OPT:ICF"
 
     RC_FILE = qbittorrent.rc