diff --git a/bitcoin-qt.pro b/bitcoin-qt.pro
index 39afee638..e15e1c1ae 100644
--- a/bitcoin-qt.pro
+++ b/bitcoin-qt.pro
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ contains(RELEASE, 1) {
     }
 }
 
+# for extra security on Windows: enable ASLR and DEP via GCC linker flags
+win32:QMAKE_LFLAGS *= -Wl,--dynamicbase -Wl,--nxcompat
+
 # use: qmake "USE_QRCODE=1"
 # libqrencode (http://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/index.en.html) must be installed for support
 contains(USE_QRCODE, 1) {