diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 89ddd252..950dd8bc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class BuildLibrary(build_ext):
             ]
 
 
-        if platform.system() == "Windows":
+        if platform.system() == "Windows" and not sysconfig.get_platform().startswith("mingw"):
             from setuptools import msvc
 
             cmake_args += [
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class BuildLibrary(build_ext):
         if self.distribution.doc:
             targets['doc'] = "lief-doc"
 
-        if platform.system() == "Windows":
+        if platform.system() == "Windows" and not sysconfig.get_platform().startswith("mingw"):
             build_cmd = ['cmake', '--build', '.', '--target', "lief_samples"] + build_args
             #log.info(" ".join(build_cmd))
 
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ class BuildLibrary(build_ext):
         libsuffix = pylief_dst.split(".")[-1]
 
         pylief_path = os.path.join(cmake_library_output_directory, "{}.{}".format(PACKAGE_NAME, libsuffix))
-        if platform.system() == "Windows":
+        if platform.system() == "Windows" and not sysconfig.get_platform().startswith("mingw"):
             pylief_base = pathlib.Path(cmake_library_output_directory) / "Release" / "api" / "python"
             pylief_path = pylief_base / "Release" / "{}.{}".format(PACKAGE_NAME, libsuffix)
             if not pylief_path.is_file():