diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7787607d49..97add19472 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ ifneq (,$(findstring MINGW,$(uname_S)))
 	OLD_ICONV = YesPlease
 	NO_C99_FORMAT = YesPlease
 	NO_STRTOUMAX = YesPlease
+	NO_MKDTEMP = YesPlease
 	NO_SVN_TESTS=YesPlease
 	NO_PERL_MAKEMAKER=YesPlease
 	COMPAT_CFLAGS += -DNO_ETC_PASSWD -DNO_ST_BLOCKS -DSTRIP_EXTENSION=\".exe\" -D__USE_MINGW_ACCESS -I compat