diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 268c9bc836..b606447bf4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3716,7 +3716,13 @@ enable_weak_pic() {
     disabled pic && return
     enable pic
     add_cppflags -DPIC
-    add_cflags   -fPIC
+    case "$target_os" in
+    mingw*|cygwin*)
+        ;;
+    *)
+        add_cflags -fPIC
+        ;;
+    esac
     add_asflags  -fPIC
 }