diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 2c690fa..a5df218 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -832,9 +832,16 @@ fn envify(name: &str) -> String {
 /// System libraries should only be linked dynamically
 fn is_static_available(name: &str, system_roots: &[PathBuf], dirs: &[PathBuf]) -> bool {
     let libname = format!("lib{}.a", name);
+    let libname_win = if cfg!(windows) {
+        format!("{}.lib", name)
+    } else {
+        Default::default()
+    };
 
     dirs.iter().any(|dir| {
-        !system_roots.iter().any(|sys| dir.starts_with(sys)) && dir.join(&libname).exists()
+        !system_roots.iter().any(|sys| dir.starts_with(sys))
+            && (dir.join(&libname).exists()
+                || (!libname_win.is_empty() && dir.join(&libname_win).exists()))
     })
 }