diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d558da829..a0cebc4d6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -755,6 +755,15 @@ else
     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([ENABLE_ZMQ],[0],[Define to 1 to enable ZMQ functions])
   fi
 
+if test "x$use_zmq" = "xyes"; then
+    dnl Assume libzmq was built for static linking
+    case $host in
+      *mingw*)
+        ZMQ_CFLAGS="$ZMQ_CFLAGS -DZMQ_STATIC"
+      ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+
   BITCOIN_QT_CHECK(AC_CHECK_LIB([protobuf] ,[main],[PROTOBUF_LIBS=-lprotobuf], BITCOIN_QT_FAIL(libprotobuf not found)))
   if test x$use_qr != xno; then
     BITCOIN_QT_CHECK([AC_CHECK_LIB([qrencode], [main],[QR_LIBS=-lqrencode], [have_qrencode=no])])