diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 18e638f7..a6f9c99a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ if test "x$zmq_militant" = "xyes"; then
     AC_DEFINE(ZMQ_ACT_MILITANT, 1, [Enable militant API assertions])
 fi
 
-# IPC is available on all platforms supported by autotools build at the moment except OpenVMS and VxWorks.
+# Disable IPC on unsupported platforms.
 case "${host_os}" in
-    *vxworks*|*openvms*)
+    *vxworks*|*openvms*|*mingw*)
         ;;
     *)
         AC_DEFINE(ZMQ_HAVE_IPC, 1, [Have AF_UNIX sockets for ipc transport])