diff --git a/lib/3rdparty/mingw/cinitexe.c b/lib/3rdparty/mingw/cinitexe.c
index b69eebe7eb9..b7a957fd72f 100644
--- a/lib/3rdparty/mingw/cinitexe.c
+++ b/lib/3rdparty/mingw/cinitexe.c
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 #include <internal.h>
 #include <sect_attribs.h>
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma comment(linker, "/merge:.CRT=.rdata")
+#endif
+
 _CRTALLOC(".CRT$XIA") _PVFV __xi_a[] = { NULL };
 _CRTALLOC(".CRT$XIZ") _PVFV __xi_z[] = { NULL };
 _CRTALLOC(".CRT$XCA") _PVFV __xc_a[] = { NULL };