diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 51f57b0440..6b156b60c0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@
             WINDOWS_PATH="yes"
             PCAP_LIB_NAME="wpcap"
             AC_DEFINE([HAVE_NON_POSIX_MKDIR], [1], [mkdir is not POSIX compliant: single arg])
-            RUST_SURICATA_LIBNAME="suricata.lib"
             RUST_LDADD=" -lws2_32 -liphlpapi -lwbemuuid -lOle32 -lOleAut32 -lUuid -luserenv -lshell32 -ladvapi32 -lgcc_eh"
             ;;
         *-*-cygwin)
@@ -2500,10 +2499,11 @@ fi
     fi
 
     if test "x$enable_debug" = "xyes"; then
-      RUST_SURICATA_LIB="../rust/target/${RUST_SURICATA_LIB_XC_DIR}debug/${RUST_SURICATA_LIBNAME}"
+      RUST_SURICATA_LIBDIR="../rust/target/${RUST_SURICATA_LIB_XC_DIR}debug"
     else
-      RUST_SURICATA_LIB="../rust/target/${RUST_SURICATA_LIB_XC_DIR}release/${RUST_SURICATA_LIBNAME}"
+      RUST_SURICATA_LIBDIR="../rust/target/${RUST_SURICATA_LIB_XC_DIR}release"
     fi
+    RUST_SURICATA_LIB="${RUST_SURICATA_LIBDIR}/${RUST_SURICATA_LIBNAME}"
 
     RUST_LDADD="${RUST_SURICATA_LIB} ${RUST_LDADD}"
     CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -I\${srcdir}/../rust/gen -I\${srcdir}/../rust/dist"
@@ -2780,6 +2780,7 @@ AC_SUBST(CONFIGURE_LOCALSTATEDIR)
 AC_SUBST(CONFIGURE_DATAROOTDIR)
 AC_SUBST(PACKAGE_VERSION)
 AC_SUBST(RUST_FEATURES)
+AC_SUBST(RUST_SURICATA_LIBDIR)
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES(Makefile src/Makefile rust/Makefile rust/Cargo.toml rust/.cargo/config)
 AC_CONFIG_FILES(qa/Makefile qa/coccinelle/Makefile)
diff --git a/rust/Makefile.am b/rust/Makefile.am
index 4f6ee0718b..9247012656 100644
--- a/rust/Makefile.am
+++ b/rust/Makefile.am
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ else
 		$(CARGO) build $(RELEASE) $(NIGHTLY_ARGS) \
 			--features "$(RUST_FEATURES)" $(RUST_TARGET)
 endif
+	if test -e $(RUST_SURICATA_LIBDIR)/suricata.lib; then \
+		cp $(RUST_SURICATA_LIBDIR)/suricata.lib \
+			$(RUST_SURICATA_LIBDIR)/libsuricata.a; \
+	fi
 	$(MAKE) gen/rust-bindings.h
 
 clean-local: