diff --git a/configure/RULES_BUILD b/configure/RULES_BUILD
index fb74153c7..f3087c31e 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_BUILD
+++ b/configure/RULES_BUILD
@@ -384,11 +384,12 @@ $(INSTALL_LIB)/%.lib: %.lib
 $(INSTALL_SHRLIBS): $(INSTALL_SHRLIB)/%: %
 	$(ECHO) "Installing shared library $@"
 	@$(INSTALL_LIBRARY) -d -m $(LIB_PERMISSIONS) $< $(INSTALL_SHRLIB)
+ifneq ($(SHRLIB_SUFFIX),.dll)
 ifneq (,$(strip $(SHRLIB_VERSION)))
 	@$(RM) $(subst .$(SHRLIB_VERSION),,$@)
 	ln -s $< $(subst .$(SHRLIB_VERSION),,$@)
 endif # SHRLIB_VERSION
-
+endif # SHRLIB_SUFFIX
 
 ifneq ($(INSTALL_TCLLIB),$(INSTALL_BIN))
 $(INSTALL_TCLLIB)/%: %