diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4c95f6f5..aa14331c 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import shlex
 import subprocess
 import sys
+from sysconfig import get_platform
 
 from setuptools import setup, Extension
 from setuptools.command.build_py import build_py
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@
 if platform.system() == 'Windows':
     platform__cc_defines = [('WIN32', '100')]
     platform_swig_opts = ['-DWIN32']
-    platform_sources = ['smartcard/scard/scard.rc']
+    if 'mingw' not in get_platform():
+        platform_sources = ['smartcard/scard/scard.rc']
     platform_libraries = ['winscard']
 
 elif platform.system() == 'Darwin':