diff --git a/build/aclocal/bakefile.m4 b/build/aclocal/bakefile.m4
index efa98ae0d0..c45c736cc1 100644
--- a/build/aclocal/bakefile.m4
+++ b/build/aclocal/bakefile.m4
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_BAKEFILE_SHARED_LD],
         fi
       ;;
 
-      *-*-cygwin* | *-*-mingw32* )
+      *-*-cygwin* | *-*-mingw32* | *-*-mingw64* )
         PIC_FLAG=""
         SHARED_LD_CC="\$(CC) -shared -o"
         SHARED_LD_CXX="\$(CXX) -shared -o"
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_BAKEFILE_CHECK_BASIC_STUFF],
 
     LDFLAGS_GUI=
     case ${BAKEFILE_HOST} in
-        *-*-cygwin* | *-*-mingw32* )
+        *-*-cygwin* | *-*-mingw32* | *-*-mingw64* )
         LDFLAGS_GUI="-mwindows"
     esac
     AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS_GUI)
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 AC_DEFUN([AC_BAKEFILE_RES_COMPILERS],
 [
     case ${BAKEFILE_HOST} in
-        *-*-cygwin* | *-*-mingw32* )
+        *-*-cygwin* | *-*-mingw32* | *-*-mingw64* )
             dnl Check for win32 resources compiler:
             AC_CHECK_TOOL(WINDRES, windres)
          ;;
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 2272f0f03d..cbd7392216 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ case "${host}" in
     AC_DEFINE(__UNIXWARE__)
   ;;
 
-  *-*-cygwin* | *-*-mingw32* )
+  *-*-cygwin* | *-*-mingw32* | *-*-mingw64* )
     dnl MBN: some of the defines have been moved after toolkit detection
     dnl      because for wxMotif/wxGTK/wxX11 to build on Cygwin
     dnl      USE_UNIX  must be set and not USE_WIN32
@@ -3712,7 +3712,7 @@ EOF
         HEADER_PAD_OPTION="-headerpad_max_install_names"
       ;;
 
-      *-*-cygwin* | *-*-mingw32* )
+      *-*-cygwin* | *-*-mingw32* | *-*-mingw64* )
         ;;
 
       *-*-hpux* )