diff --git a/cmake/QtInternalTargets.cmake b/cmake/QtInternalTargets.cmake
index fc98e6215df..c1d97da641c 100644
--- a/cmake/QtInternalTargets.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtInternalTargets.cmake
@@ -196,7 +196,10 @@ if (MSVC)
         )
     endif()
 
-    target_compile_options(PlatformCommonInternal INTERFACE -Zc:wchar_t)
+    target_compile_options(PlatformCommonInternal INTERFACE
+        -Zc:wchar_t
+        -bigobj
+    )
 
     target_compile_options(PlatformCommonInternal INTERFACE
         $<$<NOT:$<CONFIG:Debug>>:-guard:cf -Gw>
@@ -208,6 +211,10 @@ if (MSVC)
     )
 endif()
 
+if(MINGW)
+    target_compile_options(PlatformCommonInternal INTERFACE -Wa,-mbig-obj)
+endif()
+
 if (GCC AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "9.2")
     target_compile_options(PlatformCommonInternal INTERFACE $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:-Wsuggest-override>)
 endif()