diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3178dd9c23..4a28b906f7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -28363,6 +28363,8 @@ fi
             case "${host}" in
 	x86_64-*-mingw32* )
                         LIBS="$LIBS -lwinspool -lwinmm -lshell32 -lcomctl32 -lcomdlg32 -lwctl3d32 -ladvapi32 -lwsock32 -lgdi32"
+
+                                                WINDRES_CPU_DEFINE="--define WX_CPU_AMD64"
         ;;
         * )
             LIBS="$LIBS -lwinspool -lwinmm -lshell32 -lcomctl32 -lcomdlg32 -lctl3d32 -ladvapi32 -lwsock32 -lgdi32"
@@ -50931,7 +50933,7 @@ echo "$as_me: error: Required windres program not found" >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
     fi
 
-    RESCOMP="$WINDRES"
+    RESCOMP="$WINDRES $WINDRES_CPU_DEFINE"
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_MAC" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_COCOA" = 1; then
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 5ce3ee7c74..3312a0a69e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2737,6 +2737,11 @@ if test "$USE_WIN32" = 1 ; then
 	x86_64-*-mingw32* )
             dnl --- For mingw-w64 lctl3d32's name has changed
             LIBS="$LIBS -lwinspool -lwinmm -lshell32 -lcomctl32 -lcomdlg32 -lwctl3d32 -ladvapi32 -lwsock32 -lgdi32"
+
+            dnl we need to define this to embed the manifest for correct
+            dnl platform from wx/msw/wx.rc (this is not needed for x86 which is
+            dnl the default in wx/msw/rcdefs.h)
+            WINDRES_CPU_DEFINE="--define WX_CPU_AMD64"
         ;;
         * )
             LIBS="$LIBS -lwinspool -lwinmm -lshell32 -lcomctl32 -lcomdlg32 -lctl3d32 -ladvapi32 -lwsock32 -lgdi32"
@@ -7845,7 +7850,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_MSW" = 1 ; then
         AC_MSG_ERROR([Required windres program not found])
     fi
 
-    RESCOMP="$WINDRES"
+    RESCOMP="$WINDRES $WINDRES_CPU_DEFINE"
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_MAC" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_COCOA" = 1; then