diff --git a/src-tauri/build.rs b/src-tauri/build.rs
index 678f9ae..9f7a601 100644
--- a/src-tauri/build.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/build.rs
@@ -9,17 +9,70 @@ fn main() {
 
     // On GNU targets, replace the WebView2Loader import library with the static
     // library so the loader is baked into the exe — no DLL to ship.
-    #[cfg(target_env = "gnu")]
-    swap_webview2_to_static();
+    if std::env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_ENV").as_deref() == Ok("gnu") {
+        swap_webview2_to_static();
+    }
 
-    tauri_build::build()
+    tauri_build::build();
+
+    // When targeting GNU, embed-resource may find MSVC's rc.exe (via Windows
+    // SDK) and produce a .res file instead of COFF .o. GNU ld can't link .res
+    // files. Fix: re-compile with windres if needed.
+    // Note: cfg() in build scripts checks the HOST, not target. Use env var.
+    if std::env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_ENV").as_deref() == Ok("gnu") {
+        fix_resource_lib();
+    }
+}
+
+/// If resource.lib is in .res format (produced by MSVC rc.exe), re-compile
+/// the .rc source with MinGW windres to produce a COFF object that GNU ld
+/// can link.
+fn fix_resource_lib() {
+    use std::path::PathBuf;
+    use std::process::Command;
+
+    let out_dir = std::env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap_or_default();
+    let out_path = PathBuf::from(&out_dir);
+    let rc_file = out_path.join("resource.rc");
+    let lib_file = out_path.join("resource.lib");
+
+    if !rc_file.exists() || !lib_file.exists() {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Check if the file is already COFF (starts with COFF machine type or
+    // archive signature). A .res file starts with 0x00000000.
+    if let Ok(header) = std::fs::read(&lib_file) {
+        if header.len() >= 4 && header[0..4] == [0, 0, 0, 0] {
+            // This is a .res file, not COFF — re-compile with windres
+            let windres = "C:/Users/lashman/mingw-w64/mingw64/bin/windres.exe";
+            let status = Command::new(windres)
+                .args([
+                    "-i", &rc_file.to_string_lossy(),
+                    "-o", &lib_file.to_string_lossy(),
+                    "--output-format=coff",
+                ])
+                .status();
+
+            match status {
+                Ok(s) if s.success() => {
+                    println!("cargo:warning=Re-compiled resource.rc with windres (COFF output)");
+                }
+                Ok(s) => {
+                    println!("cargo:warning=windres failed with exit code: {}", s);
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    println!("cargo:warning=Failed to run windres: {}", e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// Replace `WebView2Loader.dll.lib` (dynamic import lib) with the contents of
 /// `WebView2LoaderStatic.lib` (static archive) in the webview2-com-sys build
 /// output. The linker then statically links the WebView2 loader code, removing
 /// the runtime dependency on WebView2Loader.dll.
-#[cfg(target_env = "gnu")]
 fn swap_webview2_to_static() {
     use std::fs;
     use std::path::PathBuf;