diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0ec710a9..9ece7860 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ case "${host}" in
   *-*-mingw* | *-*-cygwin*)
 	abi="pecoff"
 	force_tls="0"
-	force_lazy_lock="1"
 	maps_coalesce="0"
 	RPATH=""
 	so="dll"