diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3063739a5e..3bb5e555ea 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ if test "$mingw32" = "yes" ; then
   sysconfdir="\${prefix}"
   local_statedir=
   confsuffix=""
-  libs_qga="-lws2_32 -lwinmm -lpowrprof $libs_qga"
+  libs_qga="-lws2_32 -lwinmm -lpowrprof -liphlpapi $libs_qga"
 fi
 
 werror=""