diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d8225f48a35..3113fe0e5c4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ dnl executables at "make install" time.
 dnl See http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2013-04/msg00475.html
 dnl for more details.
 if test "$opsys" = "mingw32"; then
-  LN_S="ln"
+  LN_S="/bin/ln"
 fi
 
 AC_PATH_PROG(INSTALL_INFO, install-info, :,