diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3e4a71fb..63ff41a7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2722,7 +2722,7 @@ case "$target" in
 		EXE=".exe"
 # Only for Rexx/Trans do we produce an import library for the DLL we are
 # building
-		LD_RXLIB1="dllwrap --def \$(srcdir)/\$(basename \$(@))w32.def --target i386-cygwin32 --dllname \$(@)"
+		LD_RXLIB1="dllwrap --def ./cygwin.def --target i386-cygwin32 --dllname \$(@)"
 		LD_RXTRANSLIB1="dllwrap --def \$(srcdir)/\$(basename \$(@))w32.def --output-lib ${LIBPRE}\$(basename \$(@))${LIBPST} --target i386-cygwin32 --dllname \$(@)"
 		BASE_INSTALL="cygwininstall"
 		BASE_BINARY="cygwinbinary"