diff --git a/server/scsynth/CMakeLists.txt b/server/scsynth/CMakeLists.txt
index 778737ae5c0..dccbe6479d9 100644
--- a/server/scsynth/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/scsynth/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ if(APPLE)
 		COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different $<TARGET_FILE:scsynth> $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:SuperCollider>/../Resources)
 elseif(WIN32)
     if(NOT MSVC)
+      target_link_libraries(scsynth "-municode")
       set_target_properties(scsynth libscsynth PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "$<CONFIG>")
     endif(NOT MSVC)
 
diff --git a/server/supernova/CMakeLists.txt b/server/supernova/CMakeLists.txt
index 67acbfc44af..6405ce597bb 100644
--- a/server/supernova/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/supernova/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ target_link_libraries(supernova libsupernova)
 
 if(WIN32)
     if(NOT MSVC)
+      target_link_libraries(supernova "-municode")
       set_target_properties(supernova libsupernova PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "$<CONFIG>")
     endif(NOT MSVC)