diff --git a/core/combo/HOST_CROSS_windows-x86.mk b/core/combo/HOST_CROSS_windows-x86.mk
index fd1db6fb2a..19ff7a3280 100644
--- a/core/combo/HOST_CROSS_windows-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/HOST_CROSS_windows-x86.mk
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ $(combo_var_prefix)GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -Wno-unused-parameter
 $(combo_var_prefix)GLOBAL_CFLAGS += --sysroot prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/host/x86_64-w64-mingw32-4.8/x86_64-w64-mingw32
 $(combo_var_prefix)GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -m32
 $(combo_var_prefix)GLOBAL_LDFLAGS += -m32
+$(combo_var_prefix)GLOBAL_LDFLAGS += -Lprebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/host/x86_64-w64-mingw32-4.8/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib32
 $(combo_var_prefix)C_INCLUDES += prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/host/x86_64-w64-mingw32-4.8/x86_64-w64-mingw32/include
 $(combo_var_prefix)C_INCLUDES += prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/host/x86_64-w64-mingw32-4.8/lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.8.3/include
-$(combo_var_prefix)GLOBAL_LD_DIRS += -Lprebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/host/x86_64-w64-mingw32-4.8/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib32
 
 # Workaround differences in inttypes.h between host and target.
 # See bug 12708004.
diff --git a/core/combo/HOST_CROSS_windows-x86_64.mk b/core/combo/HOST_CROSS_windows-x86_64.mk
index aee45827c2..5302c8365c 100644
--- a/core/combo/HOST_CROSS_windows-x86_64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/HOST_CROSS_windows-x86_64.mk
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ $(combo_var_prefix)GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -Wno-unused-parameter
 $(combo_var_prefix)GLOBAL_CFLAGS += --sysroot prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/host/x86_64-w64-mingw32-4.8/x86_64-w64-mingw32
 $(combo_var_prefix)GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -m64
 $(combo_var_prefix)GLOBAL_LDFLAGS += -m64
+$(combo_var_prefix)GLOBAL_LDFLAGS += -Lprebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/host/x86_64-w64-mingw32-4.8/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib64
 $(combo_var_prefix)C_INCLUDES += prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/host/x86_64-w64-mingw32-4.8/x86_64-w64-mingw32/include
 $(combo_var_prefix)C_INCLUDES += prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/host/x86_64-w64-mingw32-4.8/lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.8.3/include
-$(combo_var_prefix)GLOBAL_LD_DIRS += -Lprebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/host/x86_64-w64-mingw32-4.8/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib64
 
 # Workaround differences in inttypes.h between host and target.
 # See bug 12708004.