--- rpl/configure.ac	2016/10/11 12:40:10	1.176
+++ rpl/configure.ac	2016/10/11 14:01:40	1.177
@@ -1353,7 +1353,8 @@ case $HOST in
 		INCSIGSEGV=
 		LIBSIGSEGV=
 		ARCH=$(echo $HOST | cut -f1 -d-)
-		CYGWIN_LDFLAGS=-Wl,--allow-multiple-definition
+		CYGWIN_LDFLAGS=-Wl,--allow-multiple-definition \
+				-Wl,--out-implib,rpl.exe.a
 	break;;
 
 	*)