diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8eeb3ac643..bae0817513 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1292,6 +1292,9 @@ if win32 ; then
   _exesuf=".exe"
   # -lwinmm is always needed for osdep/timer-win2.c
   _ld_extra="$_ld_extra -lwinmm"
+  _confwin32='TARGET_WIN32 = yes'
+else
+  _confwin32='TARGET_WIN32 = no'
 fi
 
 if mingw32 ; then
@@ -7251,12 +7254,6 @@ if cygwin ; then
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D__CYGWIN__"
 fi
 
-if win32 ; then
-  _confwin32='TARGET_WIN32 = yes'
-else
-  _confwin32='TARGET_WIN32 = no'
-fi
-
 # Dynamic linking flags 
 # (FIXME: 'echocheck "dynamic linking"' above and modify here accordingly)
 _ld_dl_dynamic=''