diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 72e0b5e..5f3b008 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -16,19 +16,23 @@ fn main() {
     if target_os == "windows" {
         let manifest_dir = std::env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap();
         let icon = format!("{manifest_dir}/assets/Cagire.ico");
-        eprintln!("winres: manifest_dir = {manifest_dir}");
-        eprintln!("winres: icon path = {icon}");
-        eprintln!("winres: icon exists = {}", std::path::Path::new(&icon).exists());
-        eprintln!("winres: OUT_DIR = {}", std::env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap_or_default());
-        eprintln!("winres: TARGET = {}", std::env::var("TARGET").unwrap_or_default());
         let mut res = winres::WindowsResource::new();
+        // Cross-compiling from Unix: use prefixed MinGW tools
+        if cfg!(unix) {
+            res.set_windres_path("x86_64-w64-mingw32-windres");
+            res.set_ar_path("x86_64-w64-mingw32-ar");
+            res.set_toolkit_path("/");
+        }
         res.set_icon(&icon)
             .set("ProductName", "Cagire")
             .set("FileDescription", "Forth-based music sequencer")
             .set("LegalCopyright", "Copyright (c) 2025 Raphaël Forment");
-        if let Err(e) = res.compile() {
-            eprintln!("winres: compile error: {e:?}");
-            panic!("Failed to compile Windows resources: {e}");
+        res.compile().expect("Failed to compile Windows resources");
+        // GNU ld discards unreferenced sections from static archives,
+        // so link the resource object directly to ensure .rsrc is kept.
+        if cfg!(unix) {
+            let out_dir = std::env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
+            println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg-bins={out_dir}/resource.o");
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/dispatch.rs b/src/app/dispatch.rs
index cc81fa1..d2f17e1 100644
--- a/src/app/dispatch.rs
+++ b/src/app/dispatch.rs
@@ -503,8 +503,5 @@ impl App {
         if self.page == Page::Script {
             self.load_script_to_editor();
         }
-        if self.page == Page::Engine {
-            self.audio.refresh_devices();
-        }
     }
 }