diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 5c56f00..45663f4 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2597,7 +2597,12 @@ AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-render-d3d], [enable the Direct3D render driver [[defau
             have_loadso=yes
         fi
         # Set up the system libraries we need
-        EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$EXTRA_LDFLAGS -luser32 -lgdi32 -lwinmm -limm32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -lshell32 -lversion -luuid -XCClinker -static-libgcc"
+        if test x$have_mingw32 = xyes; then
+            LIBUUID="-luuid"
+        else
+            LIBUUID="/lib/w32api/libuuid.a"
+        fi
+        EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$EXTRA_LDFLAGS -luser32 -lgdi32 -lwinmm -limm32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -lshell32 -lversion $LIBUUID -XCClinker -static-libgcc"
         # The Windows platform requires special setup
         VERSION_SOURCES="$srcdir/src/main/windows/*.rc"
         SDLMAIN_SOURCES="$srcdir/src/main/windows/*.c"