diff --git a/src/fe-text/makefile.mak b/src/fe-text/makefile.mak
index abca9985..299e96a5 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/makefile.mak
+++ b/src/fe-text/makefile.mak
@@ -3,8 +3,14 @@ include "..\makeinc.mak"
 COMLIB = ..\common\xchatcommon.lib
 PROG = xchat-text.exe
 
+!ifdef X64
+PLATOBJ = msvcrt_win2003.obj
+!else
+PLATOBJ = msvcrt_winxp.obj
+!endif
+
 all: fe-text.obj
-	link /out:$(PROG) /entry:mainCRTStartup $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) $(COMLIB) fe-text.obj
+	link /out:$(PROG) /subsystem:console /nologo $(PLATOBJ) $(LIBS) $(COMLIB) fe-text.obj
 
 fe-text.obj: fe-text.c makefile.mak
 	cl $(CFLAGS) $(GLIB) fe-text.c
diff --git a/src/makefile.mak b/src/makefile.mak
index 700ba6e6..ff286edb 100644
--- a/src/makefile.mak
+++ b/src/makefile.mak
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ all:
 	@-$(MAKE) /nologo /s /f makefile.mak $@
 	@cd ..\fe-gtk
 	@-$(MAKE) /nologo /s /f makefile.mak $@
-#	@cd ..\fe-text
-#	@-$(MAKE) /nologo /s /f makefile.mak $@
+	@cd ..\fe-text
+	@-$(MAKE) /nologo /s /f makefile.mak $@
 
 clean:
 	@del common\*.obj