diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8b4d608973e..71eab788aac 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5373,7 +5373,7 @@ if [ "$XPLATFORM_INTEGRITY" = "yes" ]; then
 fi
 
 # check IPC support
-if [ "$XPLATFORM_SYMBIAN_SBSV2" = "no" ]; then
+if [ "$XPLATFORM_SYMBIAN_SBSV2" = "no" -a "$XPLATFORM_MINGW" = "no" ]; then
     # Raptor does not support configure tests.
     if ! compileTest unix/ipc_sysv "ipc_sysv" ; then
         # SYSV IPC is not supported - check POSIX IPC