diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 77d36559b9..b5375943b4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ if test "$enable_win32_backend" = "yes"; then
   backend_immodules="$backend_immodules,ime"
   GDK_WINDOWING="$GDK_WINDOWING
 #define GDK_WINDOWING_WIN32"
-  GDK_EXTRA_LIBS="$GDK_EXTRA_LIBS -lgdi32 -limm32 -lshell32 -lole32 -Wl,-luuid"
+  GDK_EXTRA_LIBS="$GDK_EXTRA_LIBS -lgdi32 -limm32 -lshell32 -lole32 -Wl,-luuid -lwinmm"
   AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_WIN32, true)
   PANGO_PACKAGES="pangowin32 pangocairo"
 else