1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/mkmf.rb b/lib/mkmf.rb
index 533f3f85ce..3b218eec55 100644
--- a/lib/mkmf.rb
+++ b/lib/mkmf.rb
@@ -655,7 +655,8 @@ MSG
   end
 
   def try_ldflags(flags, opts = {})
-    try_link(MAIN_DOES_NOTHING, flags, {:werror => true}.update(opts))
+    opts = {:werror => true}.update(opts) if $mswin
+    try_link(MAIN_DOES_NOTHING, flags, opts)
   end
 
   def append_ldflags(flags, *opts)