diff --git a/Modules/makesetup b/Modules/makesetup
index f000c9cd67310e3..dd0330390d77ed4 100755
--- a/Modules/makesetup
+++ b/Modules/makesetup
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ NL='\
 '
 
 # Setup to link with extra libraries when making shared extensions.
-# Currently, only Cygwin needs this baggage.
+# Currently, only Cygwin and MINGW needs this baggage.
 case `uname -s` in
 CYGWIN*) if test $libdir = .
 	 then
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ CYGWIN*) if test $libdir = .
 	 	ExtraLibDir='$(LIBPL)'
 	 fi
 	 ExtraLibs="-L$ExtraLibDir -lpython\$(LDVERSION)";;
+MINGW*)
+	 ExtraLibs='$(BLDLIBRARY)';;
 esac
 
 # Main loop