diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b1cdc010806..ea87c0767ee 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -576,10 +576,6 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([daemon],
 use_pkgconfig=yes
 case $host in
   *mingw*)
-
-     dnl pkgconfig does more harm than good with MinGW
-     use_pkgconfig=no
-
      TARGET_OS=windows
      AC_CHECK_LIB([kernel32], [GetModuleFileNameA],, AC_MSG_ERROR(libkernel32 missing))
      AC_CHECK_LIB([user32],   [main],, AC_MSG_ERROR(libuser32 missing))