diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 49d4ff313b..bc2160df7c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5376,6 +5376,9 @@ if ! disabled sdl; then
             disable sdl
         fi
     fi
+    if test $target_os = "mingw32"; then
+        sdl_libs="$sdl_libs -mconsole"
+    fi
 fi
 enabled sdl && add_cflags $sdl_cflags && add_extralibs $sdl_libs