diff --git a/src/musrgui/musrgui.pro b/src/musrgui/musrgui.pro
index e304af5d..1c1ef688 100644
--- a/src/musrgui/musrgui.pro
+++ b/src/musrgui/musrgui.pro
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ target.path = $$(HOME)/analysis/bin
 INSTALLS += target
 QMAKE_CC = gcc
 QMAKE_CXX = g++
-QMAKE_LFLAGS_SHAPP = -W1,--enable-auto-import
+QMAKE_LFLAGS_SHAPP = -Wl,--enable-auto-import
 
 # install path for the XML configuration file
 unix:xml.path = $$(HOME)/analysis/bin/