diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7aedf3424..43ab8dbaf 100644
--- a/configure.ac	
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ AC_PROG_LN_S
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([recvfrom],[socket])
 
 case $host_os in
-     *mingw*)
+     *mingw* | *msys* )
         AC_CHECK_LIB([ws2_32],[main])
         ;;
      *)