diff --git a/GUI/Util.cs b/GUI/Util.cs
index ed22293fb..bf340b1f9 100644
--- a/GUI/Util.cs
+++ b/GUI/Util.cs
@@ -55,17 +55,14 @@ public static void AsyncInvoke<T>(T obj, Action action) where T : Control
 
         // hides the console window on windows
         // useful when running the GUI
-        [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
-        private static extern IntPtr GetConsoleWindow();
-
-        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
-        private static extern bool ShowWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);
+        [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError=true)]
+        private static extern int FreeConsole();
 
         public static void HideConsoleWindow()
         {
             if (Platform.IsWindows)
             {
-                ShowWindow(GetConsoleWindow(), 0);
+                FreeConsole();
             }
         }