diff --git a/cpp-catch2/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp-catch2/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d205699..e0d67fe1 100644
--- a/cpp-catch2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp-catch2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ target_include_directories(approvaltests
         INTERFACE ${catch2_SOURCE_DIR}/single_include/catch2
         )
 
+if( MINGW ) 
+  # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31890021/mingw-too-many-sections-bug-while-compiling-huge-header-file-in-qt
+  set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-Wa,-mbig-obj ")
+endif()
+
 add_executable(gildedrose_catch2
         src/GildedRose.h
         src/GildedRose.cc
@@ -42,6 +47,8 @@ target_include_directories(gildedrose_catch2
         PUBLIC src)
 target_link_libraries(gildedrose_catch2 Catch2::Catch2 approvaltests)
 
+
+
 include(CTest)
 include(ParseAndAddCatchTests)
 ParseAndAddCatchTests(gildedrose_catch2)
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