diff --git a/m4/efl_check_funcs.m4 b/m4/efl_check_funcs.m4
index 24c3dbadf0..d48e02cb6b 100644
--- a/m4/efl_check_funcs.m4
+++ b/m4/efl_check_funcs.m4
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ esac
 case "$host_os" in
    mingw*)
       $2="yes"
-      EFL_ADD_LIBS([$1], [lib/evil/libevil.la])
+      EFL_ADD_LIBS([$1], [-levil])
    ;;
    *)
       EFL_FIND_LIB_FOR_CODE([$1], [$dllibs], [$2], [[
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ esac
 case "$host_os" in
    mingw*)
       $2="yes"
-      EFL_ADD_LIBS([$1], [lib/evil/libevil.la])
+      EFL_ADD_LIBS([$1], [-levil])
    ;;
    *)
       EFL_FIND_LIB_FOR_CODE([$1], [$dllibs], [$2], [[
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ esac
 case "$host_os" in
    mingw*)
       $2="yes"
-      EFL_ADD_LIBS([$1], [lib/evil/libevil.la])
+      EFL_ADD_LIBS([$1], [-levil])
    ;;
    *)
       EFL_FIND_LIB_FOR_CODE([$1], [$dllibs], [$2], [[