diff --git a/contrib/win32/win32compat/w32fd.c b/contrib/win32/win32compat/w32fd.c
index d08ca6599..cf84509dd 100644
--- a/contrib/win32/win32compat/w32fd.c
+++ b/contrib/win32/win32compat/w32fd.c
@@ -1067,7 +1067,6 @@ spawn_child_internal(const char* cmd, char *const argv[], HANDLE in, HANDLE out,
 	si.hStdOutput = out;
 	si.hStdError = err;
 	si.dwFlags = STARTF_USESTDHANDLES;
-	flags |= CREATE_NO_WINDOW;
 	
 	if (strstr(cmd, "sshd.exe")) {
 		flags |= DETACHED_PROCESS;