diff --git a/config.lib b/config.lib
--- a/config.lib
+++ b/config.lib
@@ -1681,12 +1681,10 @@ make_cflags_and_ldflags() {
 		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DWITH_SDL"
 		# SDL must not add _GNU_SOURCE as it breaks many platforms
 		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS `$sdl_config --cflags | sed 's@-D_GNU_SOURCE[^ ]*@@'`"
-		if [ "$os" != "MINGW" ] && [ "$os" != "CYGWIN" ]; then
-			if [ "$enable_static" != "0" ]; then
-				LIBS="$LIBS `$sdl_config --static --libs`"
-			else
-				LIBS="$LIBS `$sdl_config --libs`"
-			fi
+		if [ "$enable_static" != "0" ]; then
+			LIBS="$LIBS `$sdl_config --static --libs`"
+		else
+			LIBS="$LIBS `$sdl_config --libs`"
 		fi
 	fi