diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f5a9a2690f..6640f2f6db 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3647,6 +3647,9 @@ case $target_os in
         enabled_any pic shared ||
             { check_cflags -mdynamic-no-pic && add_asflags -mdynamic-no-pic; }
         ;;
+    msys*)
+        die "Native MSYS builds are discouraged, please use the MINGW environment.";
+        ;;
     mingw32*)
         if test $target_os = "mingw32ce"; then
             disable network