diff --git a/qemu/configure b/qemu/configure
index f1625f4d..f049954c 100755
--- a/qemu/configure
+++ b/qemu/configure
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ z_version=$(cut -f3 -d. $source_path/VERSION)
 
 if test -z "$werror" ; then
     if test -d "$source_path/.git" -a \
-        "$linux" = "yes" ; then
+        \( "$linux" = "yes" -o "$mingw32" = "yes" \) ; then
         werror="yes"
     else
         werror="no"