diff --git a/src/TowerDefense.cpp b/src/TowerDefense.cpp
index f292a27..2580a2e 100644
--- a/src/TowerDefense.cpp
+++ b/src/TowerDefense.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ extern "C"
 #endif
 
 int main(int argc, const char* args[]) {
+    #if !defined(NDEBUG)
     // setup signal handling
     backward::SignalHandling sh;
+    #endif
 
     // remove the outdated binary
     td::utils::Updater::removeOldFile();
diff --git a/xmake.lua b/xmake.lua
index 1773dcb..458ea99 100644
--- a/xmake.lua
+++ b/xmake.lua
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ target("TowerDefense")
         if is_os("linux") then
             add_links("dw")
         end
+        if is_os("windows") then
+            add_links("dbghelp", "psapi", "kernel32", "msvcr90")
+        end
         add_cxflags("-pedantic -Wall -Wextra -Wcast-align -Wcast-qual -Wctor-dtor-privacy -Wdisabled-optimization -Wformat=2 -Winit-self -Wlogical-op -Wmissing-declarations -Wmissing-include-dirs -Wnoexcept -Wold-style-cast -Woverloaded-virtual -Wredundant-decls -Wshadow -Wsign-conversion -Wsign-promo -Wstrict-null-sentinel -Wstrict-overflow=5 -Wswitch-default -Wundef -Wno-unused")
     end