diff --git a/premake5-deps.lua b/premake5-deps.lua
index 1fe6460f..af6b3b59 100644
--- a/premake5-deps.lua
+++ b/premake5-deps.lua
@@ -212,13 +212,6 @@ local function cmake_build(dep_folder, is_32, extra_cmd_defs, c_flags_init, cxx_
             table.insert(all_cflags_init, '-m32')
             table.insert(all_cxxflags_init, '-m32')
         end
-        if os.target() == 'windows' then -- MinGW on Windows
-            -- from docs: "specifies that the typical Microsoft Windows predefined macros are to be set in the pre-processor,
-            --             but does not influence the choice of runtime library/startup code"
-            -- optional really
-            table.insert(all_cflags_init, '-mwin32')
-            table.insert(all_cxxflags_init, '-mwin32')
-        end
     elseif string.match(_ACTION, 'vs.+') then
         -- these 2 are needed because mbedtls doesn't care about 'CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY' for some reason
         table.insert(all_cflags_init, '-MT')
diff --git a/premake5.lua b/premake5.lua
index 3c02026e..43e655e5 100644
--- a/premake5.lua
+++ b/premake5.lua
@@ -432,16 +432,9 @@ filter {} -- reset the filter and remove all active keywords
 
 
 -- MinGw on Windows
+-- common compiler/linker options: source: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Cygwin-and-MinGW-Options.html
 ---------
 filter { "system:windows", "action:gmake*", }
-    -- MinGw on Windows common compiler/linker options
-    -- source: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Cygwin-and-MinGW-Options.html
-    buildoptions  {
-        -- from docs: "specifies that the typical Microsoft Windows predefined macros are to be set in the pre-processor,
-        --             but does not influence the choice of runtime library/startup code"
-        -- optional really
-        '-mwin32',
-    }
     -- MinGw on Windows common defines
     -- MinGw on Windows doesn't have a definition for '_S_IFDIR' which is microsoft specific: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/c-runtime-library/reference/stat-functions
     -- this is used in 'base.cpp' -> if ( buffer.st_mode & _S_IFDIR)