diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
index 3647b36..da36a23 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@
 				settings.addDFlags("-lib");
 				break;
 			case TargetType.dynamicLibrary:
-				settings.addDFlags("-shared", "-fPIC");
+				version (Windows) settings.addDFlags("-shared");
+				else settings.addDFlags("-shared", "-fPIC");
 				break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/build.d b/source/dub/generators/build.d
index afcbac6..52b7cc8 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/build.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/build.d
@@ -307,9 +307,6 @@
 			else tempobjname ~= ".o";
 			Path tempobj = Path(buildsettings.targetPath) ~ tempobjname;
 
-			if (buildsettings.targetType == TargetType.dynamicLibrary)
-				buildsettings.addDFlags("-shared", "-fPIC");
-
 			// setup linker command line
 			auto lbuildsettings = buildsettings;
 			lbuildsettings.sourceFiles = lbuildsettings.sourceFiles.filter!(f => isLinkerFile(f)).array;