backtrace.dll works with gcc 8 but not gcc 12 - c

I have some C code that is used to print backtrace in console.
I am compiling it using this command:
set PATH = %PATH%;D:\gcc-12.1.0\mingw32\bin
D:\gcc-12.1.0\mingw32\bin\gcc -O2 -shared -Wall -ID:\gcc-12.1.0\mingw32\include backtrace.c -static -o backtrace.dll -L. -lbfd -lz -liberty -limagehlp
The dll compiles with both GCC 8 and GCC 12, but does not load when using GCC 12. It works with GCC 8 regardless of which version was used to compile it.
I can post the code if required.
This is the intended behavior when running with gcc 8
Running with GCC 12
And the abnormal ending happens on line 56
I have tried with different flags, doesn't seem to make a difference, compilation is not the issue, only loading the dll.
Thanks!

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