diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3933db8a7b..abf7e5342b 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -3425,7 +3425,7 @@ if test "$with_dln_a_out" != yes; then
 			LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L/lib -L/usr/lib -L/usr/local/lib"
 			rb_cv_dlopen=yes],
 	[cygwin*|mingw*], [
-			: ${LDSHARED='$(CC) -shared $(if $(filter-out -g -g0,$(debugflags)),,-s)'}
+			: ${LDSHARED='$(CC) -shared'}
 			XLDFLAGS="$XLDFLAGS -Wl,--stack,0x00200000,--enable-auto-import"
 			DLDFLAGS="${DLDFLAGS} -Wl,--enable-auto-image-base,--enable-auto-import"
 			: ${LIBPATHENV=""}