diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/cc.v b/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
index 088019da2e..093e9f691f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
@@ -319,7 +319,10 @@ fn (mut v Builder) setup_ccompiler_options(ccompiler string) {
 		if ccoptions.cc != .tcc && current_os == 'macos' {
 			ccoptions.linker_flags << '-Wl,-export_dynamic' // clang for mac needs export_dynamic instead of -rdynamic
 		} else {
-			ccoptions.linker_flags << '-rdynamic' // needed for nicer symbolic backtraces
+			if v.pref.ccompiler != 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc' {
+				// the mingw-w64-gcc cross compiler does not support -rdynamic, and windows/wine already does have nicer backtraces
+				ccoptions.linker_flags << '-rdynamic' // needed for nicer symbolic backtraces
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	if v.pref.os == .freebsd {