diff --git "a/Makefile.am" "b/Makefile.am"
index c88c465..9c1bb4d 100644
--- "a/Makefile.am"
+++ "b/Makefile.am"
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ MAKE_HOST =	@MAKE_HOST@
 if WINDOWSENV
   make_SOURCES += $(w32_SRCS)
   AM_CPPFLAGS  += -I $(top_srcdir)/src/w32/include
+  make_LDFLAGS = -Wl,--out-implib=libgnumake-1.dll.a
 else
   make_SOURCES += src/posixos.c
 endif
