diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a79d1d31fd..5b55cdb9a2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ else
 DOCS=
 endif
 
-ifdef CONFIG_WIN32
-LIBS+=-lwinmm -lws2_32 -liphlpapi
-endif
-
 build-all: $(TOOLS) $(DOCS) recurse-all
 
 config-host.mak: configure
diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 1f98862204..6b6e70f5d9 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ endif
 CPPFLAGS+=-D_GNU_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE
 CPPFLAGS+=-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE
 LIBS+=-lm
-ifdef CONFIG_WIN32
-LIBS+=-lwinmm -lws2_32 -liphlpapi
-endif
 ifdef CONFIG_SOLARIS
 ifdef CONFIG_NEEDS_LIBSUNMATH
 LIBS+=-lsunmath
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 09604232af..9819a732fa 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ if test "$mingw32" = "yes" ; then
   fi
   EXESUF=".exe"
   CFLAGS="-DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN -DWINVER=0x501 $CFLAGS"
+  LIBS="-lwinmm -lws2_32 -liphlpapi $LIBS"
 fi
 
 # find source path