diff --git a/src/cmd/cmd.cpp b/src/cmd/cmd.cpp
index 188d29e1c84dc..395fc1cdaa1c2 100644
--- a/src/cmd/cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/cmd/cmd.cpp
@@ -309,6 +309,9 @@ void selectiveSyncFixup(OCC::SyncJournalDb *journal, const QStringList &newList)
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    SetDllDirectory(L"");
+#endif
     QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
diff --git a/src/gui/main.cpp b/src/gui/main.cpp
index a7a47e16e71e8..1aa5a91985c74 100644
--- a/src/gui/main.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/main.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ void warnSystray()
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    SetDllDirectory(L"");
+#endif
     Q_INIT_RESOURCE(resources);
     Q_INIT_RESOURCE(theme);