1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index eecfb41..9fd7c2d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([SMALL_TIME_T], [test "$ac_cv_sizeof_time_t" = "4"])
 if test "$ac_cv_sizeof_time_t" = "4"; then
     echo " ** Warning, this system is unable to represent times past 2038"
     echo " ** It will behave incorrectly when handling valid RFC5280 dates"
+
+    if test "$host_os" = "mingw32" ; then
+        echo " **"
+        echo " ** You can solve this by adjusting the build flags in your"
+        echo " ** mingw-w64 toolchain. Refer to README.windows for details."
+    fi
 fi
 
 AC_REQUIRE_AUX_FILE([tap-driver.sh])