diff --git a/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp b/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
index e535f6a148..0a9cfc0214 100644
--- a/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
+++ b/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
@@ -2586,7 +2586,7 @@ Error OS_Windows::execute(const String &p_path, const List<String> &p_arguments,
 	modstr.resize(cmdline.size());
 	for (int i = 0; i < cmdline.size(); i++)
 		modstr.write[i] = cmdline[i];
-	int ret = CreateProcessW(NULL, modstr.ptrw(), NULL, NULL, 0, NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS, NULL, NULL, si_w, &pi.pi);
+	int ret = CreateProcessW(NULL, modstr.ptrw(), NULL, NULL, 0, NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS & CREATE_NO_WINDOW, NULL, NULL, si_w, &pi.pi);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(ret == 0, ERR_CANT_FORK);
 
 	if (p_blocking) {