diff --git a/windows/window.c b/windows/window.c
index fc51e57f..d8119e0d 100644
--- a/windows/window.c
+++ b/windows/window.c
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE inst, HINSTANCE prev, LPSTR cmdline, int show)
      * Protect our process
      */
     {
-#ifndef UNPROTECT
+#if !defined UNPROTECT && !defined NO_SECURITY
         char *error = NULL;
         if (! setprocessacl(error)) {
             char *message = dupprintf("Could not restrict process ACL: %s",
diff --git a/windows/winpgen.c b/windows/winpgen.c
index 277c0914..bff5ae87 100644
--- a/windows/winpgen.c
+++ b/windows/winpgen.c
@@ -1543,7 +1543,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE inst, HINSTANCE prev, LPSTR cmdline, int show)
 	}
     }
 
-#ifndef UNPROTECT
+#if !defined UNPROTECT && !defined NO_SECURITY
     /*
      * Protect our process.
      */
diff --git a/windows/winpgnt.c b/windows/winpgnt.c
index 3e47e690..bffc01f9 100644
--- a/windows/winpgnt.c
+++ b/windows/winpgnt.c
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE inst, HINSTANCE prev, LPSTR cmdline, int show)
 	}
     }
 
-#ifndef UNPROTECT
+#if !defined UNPROTECT && !defined NO_SECURITY
     /*
      * Protect our process.
      */
diff --git a/windows/winplink.c b/windows/winplink.c
index 759a71c0..a0458b39 100644
--- a/windows/winplink.c
+++ b/windows/winplink.c
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
     }
 
-#ifndef UNPROTECT
+#if !defined UNPROTECT && !defined NO_SECURITY
     /*
      * Protect our process.
      */
diff --git a/windows/winsftp.c b/windows/winsftp.c
index a0341274..572aa48c 100644
--- a/windows/winsftp.c
+++ b/windows/winsftp.c
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ char *ssh_sftp_get_cmdline(const char *prompt, int no_fds_ok)
 
 void platform_psftp_post_option_setup(void)
 {
-#ifndef UNPROTECT
+#if !defined UNPROTECT && !defined NO_SECURITY
     /*
      * Protect our process.
      */