diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index c9908d6ad..756beca70 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #    59 Temple Place - Suite 330
 #    Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
 #
-#ident "$Id: Makefile.in,v 1.104 2001/09/20 03:21:01 steve Exp $"
+#ident "$Id: Makefile.in,v 1.105 2001/10/14 19:54:05 steve Exp $"
 #
 #
 SHELL = /bin/sh
@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ vpithunk.o: vpithunk.c
 
 ifeq (@WIN32@,yes)
 ivl@EXEEXT@: $O ivl.def
+	$(CXX) -o ivl@EXEEXT@ ivl.exp $O $(dllib) @EXTRALIBS@	
 	dlltool --dllname ivl@EXEEXT@ --def ivl.def \
 		--output-lib libivl.a --output-exp ivl.exp
 #	$(CXX) -o ivl@EXEEXT@ -Wl,--base-file,ivl.base ivl.exp $O $(dllib)
 #	dlltool --dllname ivl@EXEEXT@ --base-file ivl.base \
 #		--output-exp ivl.exp --def ivl.def
-	$(CXX) -o ivl@EXEEXT@ ivl.exp $O $(dllib) @EXTRALIBS@	
 else
 ivl@EXEEXT@: $O
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(rdynamic) $(LDFLAGS) -o ivl@EXEEXT@ $O $(dllib)
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index d9cbc0894..090367eb0 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -138,15 +138,13 @@ AC_SUBST(PICFLAG)
 AC_MSG_RESULT($PICFLAG)
 
 
-# mingw needs to link with libiberty.a
+# mingw needs to link with libiberty.a, cygwin can tolerate it
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING("for extra libs needed")
 EXTRALIBS=
 case "${host}" in
      *-*-cygwin*)
-	if test $ac_cv_mingw32 = yes; then
-	    EXTRALIBS="-liberty"
-	fi
+	EXTRALIBS="-liberty"
 	;;
 esac
 AC_SUBST(EXTRALIBS)
diff --git a/vvp/configure.in b/vvp/configure.in
index 581a28afb..5a168ace1 100644
--- a/vvp/configure.in
+++ b/vvp/configure.in
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ AC_MSG_CHECKING("for extra libs needed")
 EXTRALIBS=
 case "${host}" in
      *-*-cygwin*)
-	if test $ac_cv_mingw32 = yes; then
-	    EXTRALIBS="-liberty"
-	fi
+	EXTRALIBS="-liberty"
 	;;
 esac
 AC_SUBST(EXTRALIBS)