--- libxml2-2.7.2/configure.in~	2008-10-03 08:09:55.000000000 +0100
+++ libxml2-2.7.2/configure.in	2008-10-25 23:14:18.000000000 +0100
@@ -751,6 +751,12 @@
     AC_DEFINE([HAVE_DLOPEN], [], [Have dlopen based dso])
   ])
   ;;
+  *-*-mingw*)
+  # If I configured --with-modules then I damn well want
+  # modules and don't try to second-guess me.
+  MODULE_EXTENSION=".dll"
+  WITH_MODULES=1
+  ;;
   *)
   AC_CHECK_FUNC(shl_load, libxml_have_shl_load=yes, [
     AC_CHECK_LIB(dld, shl_load, [