diff --git a/mingw-Makefile.conf b/mingw-Makefile.conf
index de553b73..a023aae1 100644
--- a/mingw-Makefile.conf
+++ b/mingw-Makefile.conf
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ GIT ?= $(RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX)/util/bin/git
 SVN ?= $(RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX)/util/bin/svn
 
 # these two need the "start" workaround, or they seem to crash (TODO figure out why)
-WGET ?= start /min $(RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX)/util/bin/wget
-UNZIPPER ?= start /min $(RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX)/util/bin/unzip
+WGET ?= start $(RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX)/util/bin/wget
+UNZIPPER ?= start $(RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX)/util/bin/unzip
 
 # use mingw32
 include mingw-Makefile.inc