diff --git a/config/CONFIG.Host.WIN32 b/config/CONFIG.Host.WIN32
index 7cc0953cd..05e2ccc93 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG.Host.WIN32
+++ b/config/CONFIG.Host.WIN32
@@ -204,7 +204,17 @@ LINK.dll = $(WINLINK) /nologo $(WIN32_DLLFLAGS) /implib:$(@:%.dll=%.lib) /out:$@
 #	on some archs), don't define (and build) any library!
 DLLNAME = $(LIBRARY).dll
 
-LIBNAME = $(LIBRARY).lib
+#
+# Under WIN32 we have the unique situation where the DLL link creates the
+# DLL link library xxx.lib and we need to be very careful to avoid replacing
+# the xxx.lib created by the dll link with an xxx.lib created by $(AR)
+#
+# LIBTYPE is empty if we are not building a DLL
+#
+DLL_LINK_LIBNAME_SHARED = $(LIBRARY).lib
+DLL_LINK_LIBNAME = $(DLL_LINK_LIBNAME_$(LIBTYPE))
+OBJECT_LIBNAME_ = $(LIBRARY).lib
+LIBNAME = $(OBJECT_LIBNAME_$(LIBTYPE))
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # Dependancy definitions
diff --git a/config/RULES.Host b/config/RULES.Host
index c7e7e22d3..b97ba1622 100644
--- a/config/RULES.Host
+++ b/config/RULES.Host
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ INSTALL_PROD= $(PROD:%= $(INSTALL_BIN)/%)
 INSTALL_LIBS= $(LIBNAME:%=$(INSTALL_LIB)/%)
 INSTALL_SHRLIBS= $(SHRLIBNAME:%=$(INSTALL_LIB)/%)
 INSTALL_DLLS=$(DLLNAME:%=$(INSTALL_BIN)/%)
+INSTALL_DLL_LINK_LIBS=$(DLL_LINK_LIBNAME:%=$(INSTALL_LIB)/%)
 INSTALL_TCLLIBS=$(TCLLIBNAME:%=$(INSTALL_TCLLIB)/%)
 INSTALL_TCLINDEX=$(TCLINDEX:%=$(INSTALL_TCLLIB)/%)
 
@@ -294,9 +295,9 @@ LIBTARGETS += $(LIBNAME) $(INSTALL_LIBS)
 ifeq ($(strip $(LIBTYPE)),SHARED)
 #
 # LIBTYPE=="SHARED" indicates build
-# DLL and also build object archive library
+# DLL and install both dll and dll link library
 #
-LIBTARGETS += $(DLLNAME) $(INSTALL_DLLS)
+LIBTARGETS += $(DLLNAME) $(INSTALL_DLLS) $(INSTALL_DLL_LINK_LIBS)
 endif # LIBTYPE=SHARED
 
 #  check if shared library requested: (Unix type build)