diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-icl.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-icl.cmake
index c717c7c1c..9088cc7d1 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-icl.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-icl.cmake
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ IF(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE)
 ELSE(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE)
   SET(CMAKE_CL_NOLOGO "/nologo")
 ENDIF(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE)
+
+SET(CMAKE_C_USE_RESPONSE_FILE_FOR_OBJECTS 1)
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_USE_RESPONSE_FILE_FOR_OBJECTS 1)
+
 # create a shared C++ library
 SET(CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY 
  "xilink ${CMAKE_CL_NOLOGO} ${CMAKE_START_TEMP_FILE}  /out:<TARGET> /implib:<TARGET_IMPLIB> /pdb:<TARGET_PDB> /dll  <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS> <LINK_LIBRARIES> ${CMAKE_END_TEMP_FILE}")