diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a6687f7ad3..6873e13cd4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ if test "$mingw32" = "yes" ; then
   bindir="\${prefix}"
   sysconfdir="\${prefix}"
   confsuffix=""
+  guest_agent="no"
 fi
 
 werror=""