(In reply to Ralf Habacker from comment #2) > --high-entropy-va Image is compatible with 64-bit address space > layout randomization (ASLR) This setting is not enabled by default and there is no command line switch to enable this at least in ld 2.39 $ i686-w64-mingw32-ld --version GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.39 $i686-w64-mingw32-ld --target-help | grep nxcompat --[disable-]nxcompat Image is compatible with data execution $ i686-w64-mingw32-ld --target-help | grep entropy <empty line>