diff --git a/rpcs3/cmake_modules/ConfigureCompiler.cmake b/rpcs3/cmake_modules/ConfigureCompiler.cmake
index bfb527177a..7495e8a311 100644
--- a/rpcs3/cmake_modules/ConfigureCompiler.cmake
+++ b/rpcs3/cmake_modules/ConfigureCompiler.cmake
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ else()
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /D _ENABLE_EXTENDED_ALIGNED_STORAGE=1")
 
 	# Increase stack limit to 8 MB
-	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /STACK:8388608,1048576")
+	set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} /STACK:8388608,1048576")
 
 	set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} /NODEFAULTLIB:libc.lib /NODEFAULTLIB:libcmt.lib /NODEFAULTLIB:libcd.lib /NODEFAULTLIB:libcmtd.lib /NODEFAULTLIB:msvcrtd.lib")
 	set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS /DYNAMICBASE:NO /BASE:0x10000 /FIXED")