diff --git a/premake5.lua b/premake5.lua
index 6f015fc54..a5ac7f678 100644
--- a/premake5.lua
+++ b/premake5.lua
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ filter("platforms:Linux")
     "`pkg-config --libs gtk+-3.0`",
   })
 
+filter({"platforms:Linux", "kind:*App"})
+  linkgroups("On")
+
 filter({"platforms:Linux", "language:C++", "toolset:gcc"})
   buildoptions({
     "--std=c++11",