diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index f204a639..5e735991 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,10 +40,13 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 
     if (_GLFW_WIN32_WGL)
         # The GLFW DLL needs a special compile-time macro and import library name
-        set_target_properties(glfw PROPERTIES 
-                              PREFIX ""
-                              IMPORT_PREFIX ""
-                              IMPORT_SUFFIX "dll.lib")
+        set_target_properties(glfw PROPERTIES PREFIX "" IMPORT_PREFIX "")
+
+        if (MINGW)
+            set_target_properties(glfw PROPERTIES IMPORT_SUFFIX "dll.a")
+        else()
+            set_target_properties(glfw PROPERTIES IMPORT_SUFFIX "dll.lib")
+        endif()
     elseif (_GLFW_COCOA_NSGL)
         # Append -fno-common to the compile flags to work around a bug in the Apple GCC
         get_target_property(glfw_CFLAGS glfw COMPILE_FLAGS)