diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8bdd9d32a..58512e87b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -316,6 +316,12 @@ LIBS="$base_LIBS"
 
 dnl check for OpenAL libraries
 case "${host}" in
+*-*-cygwin* | *-*-mingw32*)
+    dnl CygWin under Windoze.
+
+    LIBS="$LIBS -lopenal32 -lwinmm -ldsound -ldxguid -lole32"
+    ;;
+
 *-apple-darwin*)
     dnl Mac OS X