diff --git a/tools/configure b/tools/configure
index b7932be13f..f9ef9803e2 100755
--- a/tools/configure
+++ b/tools/configure
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ simcc () {
    elif [ "$simver" = "sdl" ]; then
        # sdl version
        GCCOPTS="$GCCOPTS `sdl-config --cflags`"
-       LDOPTS="`sdl-config --libs`"
+       LDOPTS="`sdl-config --libs` -mconsole"
        checksoundcard
    else
        # x11 version
diff --git a/uisimulator/sdl/uisdl.c b/uisimulator/sdl/uisdl.c
index 8c9d216f10..d298167df1 100644
--- a/uisimulator/sdl/uisdl.c
+++ b/uisimulator/sdl/uisdl.c
@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ int sim_app_main(void *param)
     return 0;
 }
 
+#if defined(WIN32) && defined(main)
+/* Don't use SDL_main on windows -> no more stdio redirection */
+#undef main
+#endif
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     if (argc >= 1) {