diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a504d58330..0d43812fb6 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ if test "$mingw32" = "yes" ; then
   EXESUF=".exe"
   QEMU_CFLAGS="-DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN -DWINVER=0x501 $QEMU_CFLAGS"
   LIBS="-lwinmm -lws2_32 -liphlpapi $LIBS"
+  aio=no
 fi
 
 # find source path