diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2457a43..e1b9b0a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ LDLIBS+=$(LDLIBS_EXTRA)
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_TARGET),mingw)
 LDLIBS+=$(abspath win32/n2n_win32.a)
-LDLIBS+=-lnetapi32 -lws2_32 -liphlpapi
 N2N_DEPS+=win32/n2n_win32.a
 SUBDIRS+=win32
 endif
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f79d154..641fdaf 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ case "$host_os" in
         # and comment "For OpenSolaris (Solaris too?)"
         LIBS="-lsocket -lnsl $LIBS"
         ;;
+    mingw*)
+        LIBS="-lnetapi32 -lws2_32 -liphlpapi $LIBS"
+        ;;
 esac
 
 # This replicates the old config logic from the Makefile.
diff --git a/scripts/hack_fakeautoconf.sh b/scripts/hack_fakeautoconf.sh
index 414c0c9..c36a933 100755
--- a/scripts/hack_fakeautoconf.sh
+++ b/scripts/hack_fakeautoconf.sh
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@ chmod a+x configure
 
 cat >config.mak <<EOF
 CONFIG_HOST=x86_64-w64-mingw32
+CONFIG_HOST_OS=mingw32
+CONFIG_PREFIX=/usr/local
+
 CC=gcc
 AR=ar
 WINDRES=windres
 CFLAGS=$CFLAGS -g -O2
 LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
-LDLIBS_EXTRA=$LDLIBS
+LDLIBS_EXTRA=-lnetapi32 -lws2_32 -liphlpapi
 EOF
 
 cat <<EOF >include/config.h