diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index 80b9491fc9..a2d286ff25 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -738,9 +738,8 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),MINGW)
         ifeq (MINGW32,$(MSYSTEM))
 		prefix = /mingw32
 		HOST_CPU = i686
-		BASIC_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--pic-executable,-e,_mainCRTStartup
-        endif
-        ifeq (MINGW64,$(MSYSTEM))
+		BASIC_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--pic-executable,-e,_mainCRTStartup -Wl,--large-address-aware
+        else ifeq (MINGW64,$(MSYSTEM))
 		prefix = /mingw64
 		HOST_CPU = x86_64
 		BASIC_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--pic-executable,-e,mainCRTStartup
@@ -749,7 +748,6 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),MINGW)
 		HOST_CPU = aarch64
 		BASIC_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--pic-executable,-e,mainCRTStartup
         else
-		BASIC_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--large-address-aware
         endif
 	COMPAT_CFLAGS += -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO=0 -DDETECT_MSYS_TTY \
 		-fstack-protector-strong