diff --git a/pokerth_game.pro b/pokerth_game.pro
index 60608e95..4b4b57cc 100644
--- a/pokerth_game.pro
+++ b/pokerth_game.pro
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ win32 {
 
 unix {
     # workaround for problems with boost_filesystem exceptions
-    #QMAKE_LFLAGS += -no_dead_strip_inits_and_terms
+    QMAKE_LFLAGS += -no_dead_strip_inits_and_terms
 }
 
 unix:!mac {