diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1d889d6cbc..7f95acf572 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2707,6 +2707,7 @@ case $target_os in
         SHFLAGS='-shared -Wl,--output-def,$$(@:$(SLIBSUF)=.def) -Wl,--out-implib,$(SUBDIR)lib$(SLIBNAME:$(SLIBSUF)=.dll.a) -Wl,--enable-runtime-pseudo-reloc -Wl,--enable-auto-image-base'
         objformat="win32"
         dlltool="${cross_prefix}dlltool"
+        ranlib=:
         enable dos_paths
         check_cflags -fno-common
         check_cpp_condition _mingw.h "defined (__MINGW64_VERSION_MAJOR) || (__MINGW32_MAJOR_VERSION > 3) \