diff --git a/.github/workflows/mingw64.yml b/.github/workflows/mingw64.yml
index 47c32e6081..6db1343d5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mingw64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mingw64.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           msystem: MINGW64
           update: true
-          install: git mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain mingw-w64-x86_64-libtool mingw-w64-x86_64-nasm autoconf automake
+          install: git make mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain mingw-w64-x86_64-libtool mingw-w64-x86_64-nasm autoconf automake mingw-w64-x86_64-libslirp
       - name: Update build info
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build MinGW64 SDL1
         run: |
           top=`pwd`
-          ln -s $top/build-scripts/mingw/lowend-bin/make.exe /usr/bin/make.exe
           ./build-mingw
           strip -s $top/src/dosbox-x.exe
       - name: Package MinGW64 SDL1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-installers.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-installers.yml
index e987fce2d1..50beb8a04b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-installers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-installers.yml
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           msystem: MINGW64
           update: true
-          install: git mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain mingw-w64-x86_64-libtool mingw-w64-x86_64-nasm autoconf automake
+          install: git make mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain mingw-w64-x86_64-libtool mingw-w64-x86_64-nasm autoconf automake mingw-w64-x86_64-libslirp
       - name: Update build info
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build MinGW64 SDL1
         run: |
           top=`pwd`
-          ln -s $top/build-scripts/mingw/lowend-bin/make.exe /usr/bin/make.exe
           ./build-mingw
           strip -s $top/src/dosbox-x.exe
           mkdir -p $top/package/
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7c325af0be..2b6827a526 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1144,8 +1144,8 @@ if test x$enable_libslirp = xyes ; then
     have_slirp=yes
     AC_DEFINE(C_SLIRP,1)
     LIBS="$LIBS "`pkg-config slirp --libs`
-    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS "`pkg-config slirp --cflags`
-    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS "`pkg-config slirp --cflags`
+    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DLIBSLIRP_STATIC "`pkg-config slirp --cflags`
+    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -DLIBSLIRP_STATIC "`pkg-config slirp --cflags`
     case "$host" in
       *-*-cygwin* | *-*-mingw32*)
          LIBS="$LIBS -lintl"