diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 88b536248..05ccd58ac 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ include_HEADERS += include/uv-win.h include/tree.h
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -I$(top_srcdir)/src/win \
                -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN \
                -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600
-LIBS += -lws2_32 -lpsapi -liphlpapi -lshell32 -luserenv
 libuv_la_SOURCES += src/win/async.c \
                     src/win/atomicops-inl.h \
                     src/win/core.c \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2d5a3b9de..4f8619685 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([NETBSD],   [AS_CASE([$host_os],[netbsd*],       [true], [false])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([OPENBSD],  [AS_CASE([$host_os],[openbsd*],      [true], [false])])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([SUNOS],    [AS_CASE([$host_os],[solaris*],      [true], [false])])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([WINNT],    [AS_CASE([$host_os],[mingw*],        [true], [false])])
+AS_CASE([$host_os],[mingw*], [
+    LIBS="$LIBS -lws2_32 -lpsapi -liphlpapi -lshell32 -luserenv"
+])
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/ahafs_evProds.h])
 AC_CHECK_PROG(PKG_CONFIG, pkg-config, yes)
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_PKG_CONFIG], [test "x$PKG_CONFIG" != "x"])