diff --git a/blazecoin-qt.pro b/blazecoin-qt.pro
index 815f787..03ece6a 100644
--- a/blazecoin-qt.pro
+++ b/blazecoin-qt.pro
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets
 DEFINES += QT_GUI BOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB BOOST_SPIRIT_THREADSAFE
 CONFIG += no_include_pwd
 CONFIG += thread
-CONFIG += static
 
 # for boost 1.37, add -mt to the boost libraries
 # use: qmake BOOST_LIB_SUFFIX=-mt
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ QMAKE_CXXFLAGS *= -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2
 # for extra security on Windows: enable ASLR and DEP via GCC linker flags
 win32:QMAKE_LFLAGS *= -Wl,--dynamicbase -Wl,--nxcompat
 # on Windows: enable GCC large address aware linker flag
-win32:QMAKE_LFLAGS *= -Wl,--large-address-aware -static
+win32:QMAKE_LFLAGS *= -Wl,--large-address-aware
 
 # use: qmake "USE_QRCODE=1"
 # libqrencode (http://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/index.en.html) must be installed for support