diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 59dcee48f5..e6c74e4ec5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ for opt do
   ;;
   --fmod-inc=*) fmod_inc="$optarg"
   ;;
-  --enable-mingw32) mingw32="yes" ; cross_prefix="i386-mingw32-"
+  --enable-mingw32) mingw32="yes" ; cross_prefix="i386-mingw32-" ; user="no"
   ;;
   --disable-slirp) slirp="no"
   ;;