diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9be1b3e26a..50458eabb8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3219,6 +3219,7 @@ msvc_common_flags(){
             -lavifil32)           echo vfw32.lib ;;
             -lavicap32)           echo vfw32.lib user32.lib ;;
             -l*)                  echo ${flag#-l}.lib ;;
+            -L*)                  echo -libpath:${flag#-L} ;;
             *)                    echo $flag ;;
         esac
     done