--- a/js/src/old-configure.in
+++ b/js/src/old-configure.in
@@ -458,17 +458,17 @@ fi # COMPILE_ENVIRONMENT
 if test -n "$MAKE"; then
   if test `echo $MAKE | grep -c make.py` != 1; then
      NOT_PYMAKE=$MAKE
   fi
 fi
 
 case "$host_os" in
 mingw*)
-    MOZ_PATH_PROGS(GMAKE, $GMAKE $NOT_PYMAKE make gmake, :)
+    MOZ_PATH_PROGS(GMAKE, $GMAKE $NOT_PYMAKE make gmake mingw32-make, :)
     ;;
 *)
     MOZ_PATH_PROGS(GMAKE, $GMAKE $NOT_PYMAKE gmake make, :)
     ;;
 esac
 if test "$GMAKE" = ":"; then
    AC_MSG_ERROR([GNU make not found])
 fi