diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bb052b60aa..a032b97e86 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([daemon],
 case $host in
   *mingw*)
      TARGET_OS=windows
+     AC_CHECK_LIB([mingwthrd],[main],                    [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([libmingwthrd missing])])
      AC_CHECK_LIB([kernel32], [GetModuleFileNameA],      [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([libkernel32 missing])])
      AC_CHECK_LIB([user32],   [main],                    [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([libuser32 missing])])
      AC_CHECK_LIB([gdi32],    [main],                    [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([libgdi32 missing])])