diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 48593280a927aae7e11848b7598b9d61c5cfb415..7d083bdd859227b2b9cc06b4b6143306901878d2 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3014,7 +3014,7 @@ fi
 
 # g_test_trap_subprocess added in 2.38. Used by some tests.
 glib_subprocess=yes
-if ! $pkg_config --atleast-version=2.38 glib-2.0; then
+if test "$mingw32" = "yes" || ! $pkg_config --atleast-version=2.38 glib-2.0; then
     glib_subprocess=no
 fi