diff --git a/config/nim.cfg b/config/nim.cfg
index c64a78a9b7..af8a97a199 100644
--- a/config/nim.cfg
+++ b/config/nim.cfg
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ vcc.linkerexe = "vccexe.exe"
 vcc.cpp.linkerexe = "vccexe.exe"
 
 vcc.cpp.options.always = "/EHsc"
-vcc.options.linker.always = "/F33554432" # set the stack size to 32 MiB
+vcc.options.linker = "/F33554432" # set the stack size to 32 MiB
+vcc.cpp.options.linker = "/F33554432"
 vcc.options.debug = "/Zi /FS /Od"
 vcc.cpp.options.debug = "/Zi /FS /Od"
 vcc.options.speed = "/O2"