diff --git a/cmake/NSIS.template.in b/cmake/NSIS.template.in
index c62a192c..e63e3552 100644
--- a/cmake/NSIS.template.in
+++ b/cmake/NSIS.template.in
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ SectionEnd
 Section "Start menu item" SecStartMenu
 	SetShellVarContext all
 	createDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\Cockatrice"
-	createShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Cockatrice\Cockatrice.lnk" "$INSTDIR\cockatrice.exe" '--debug-output'
+	createShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Cockatrice\Cockatrice.lnk" "$INSTDIR\cockatrice.exe"
 	createShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Cockatrice\Oracle.lnk" "$INSTDIR\oracle.exe"
 	createShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Cockatrice\Servatrice.lnk" "$INSTDIR\servatrice.exe"
 	createShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Cockatrice\Usermanual.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Usermanual.pdf"