diff --git a/configure b/configure
index dbe66bbc4c..7886708f28 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4417,7 +4417,7 @@ fi
 
 exesuf() {
     case $1 in
-        mingw32*|mingw64*|win32|win64|cygwin*|*-dos|freedos|opendos|os/2*|symbian) echo .exe ;;
+        mingw32*|mingw64*|msys*|win32|win64|cygwin*|*-dos|freedos|opendos|os/2*|symbian) echo .exe ;;
     esac
 }