--- a/interfaces/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interfaces/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@
 if (APPLE)
     set_target_properties(coin PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "-undefined dynamic_lookup")
 elseif (WIN32)
-    set_target_properties(coin PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "/bigobj")
+    if(MSVC)
+        set_target_properties(coin PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "/bigobj")
+    elseif(MINGW)
+        set_target_properties(coin PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-Wa,-mbig-obj")
+    endif()
     target_link_libraries(coin PUBLIC ${Python_LIBRARIES})
 endif ()
 
@@ -62,7 +66,11 @@
     if (APPLE)
         set_target_properties(soqt PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "-undefined dynamic_lookup")
     elseif (WIN32)
-        set_target_properties(coin PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "/bigobj")
+        if(MSVC)
+            set_target_properties(coin PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "/bigobj")
+        elseif(MINGW)
+            set_target_properties(coin PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-Wa,-mbig-obj")
+        endif()
         target_link_libraries(soqt PUBLIC ${Python_LIBRARIES})
     endif ()