diff --git a/make/mingw.mk b/make/mingw.mk
index 70f05483..e8ad460a 100644
--- a/make/mingw.mk
+++ b/make/mingw.mk
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ define c_compile
 endef
 
 libcompile = $(compile)
+c_libcompile = $(c_compile)
 
 #                        1    2
 # Usage: $(call makeslib,objs,library)