diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 48669a0e27..6648035709 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2702,6 +2702,7 @@ 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