diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 18533c90..6249c205 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(soname-versions,
 AS_CASE([$host_os],
   [cygwin*|mingw*|msys|pw32*|cegcc*], [
     AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,--dynamicbase], [LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,--dynamicbase"])
+    AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,--high-entropy-va], [LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,--high-entropy-va"])
     AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,--nxcompat], [LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,--nxcompat"])
   ])