diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index be86bbc4dd..18f81ec820 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1401,6 +1401,9 @@ then
   	 macro_s_isreg=no])
   AC_MSG_RESULT($macro_s_isreg)
   
+  ##################################################
+  # Check for win32 platform
+  ##################################################
   AC_MSG_CHECKING([for native Win32])
   case $host in
     *-*-mingw*)
@@ -1425,6 +1428,16 @@ then
   AC_MSG_RESULT($platform_win32)
   AM_CONDITIONAL(PLATFORM_WIN32, test "$platform_win32" = yes)
   
+  ##################################################
+  # regex needs its own linker flag on win32 platform
+  ##################################################
+  if test "$platform_win32" = yes; then
+    REGEX_LIBS="-lregex"
+  else
+    REGEX_LIBS=""
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST(REGEX_LIBS)
+  
   ##################################################
   # Checks for gtk-doc and docbook-tools
   ##################################################
diff --git a/lib/libqof/backend/file/Makefile.am b/lib/libqof/backend/file/Makefile.am
index d4901acfb4..11bf44dd70 100644
--- a/lib/libqof/backend/file/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/libqof/backend/file/Makefile.am
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ libgncqof_backend_qsf_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
 libgncqof_backend_qsf_la_LIBADD = \
  ${QOF_LIBS} \
  ${GLIB_LIBS} \
+ ${REGEX_LIBS} \
  ${LIBXML2_LIBS}
 
 qsfschemadir = $(QOF_XML_DIR)
diff --git a/lib/libqof/qof/Makefile.am b/lib/libqof/qof/Makefile.am
index b70f8177b2..0af4d21a5b 100644
--- a/lib/libqof/qof/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/libqof/qof/Makefile.am
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libgncqof.la
 libgncqof_la_LDFLAGS= -version-info $(LIBQOF_LIBRARY_VERSION)
 libgncqof_la_LIBADD= \
   $(GLIB_LIBS) \
+  $(REGEX_LIBS) \
   $(top_builddir)/lib/libc/libc-missing.la
 
 AM_CFLAGS = \
diff --git a/src/engine/Makefile.am b/src/engine/Makefile.am
index 90e8d20977..bdbe8b7e9d 100644
--- a/src/engine/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/engine/Makefile.am
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ libgncmod_engine_la_LIBADD = \
   ../core-utils/libcore-utils.la \
   ${G_WRAP_LINK_ARGS} \
   ${QOF_LIBS} \
+  ${REGEX_LIBS} \
   ${GNUCASH_ENGINE_BASE_LIBS} \
   ${top_builddir}/lib/libc/libc-missing.la
 
diff --git a/src/gnome-search/Makefile.am b/src/gnome-search/Makefile.am
index 7db0cda020..03862f0925 100644
--- a/src/gnome-search/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gnome-search/Makefile.am
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ libgncmod_gnome_search_la_LIBADD = \
   ${GTKHTML_LIBS} \
   ${GLADE_LIBS} \
   ${GLIB_LIBS} \
+  ${REGEX_LIBS} \
   ${QOF_LIBS} \
   ${GNOME_PRINT_LIBS}
 
diff --git a/src/gnome-utils/Makefile.am b/src/gnome-utils/Makefile.am
index c6b4182510..a942b8f4b5 100644
--- a/src/gnome-utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gnome-utils/Makefile.am
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ libgncmod_gnome_utils_la_LIBADD = \
   ${GSF_LIBS} \
   ${QOF_LIBS} \
   ${GOFFICE_LIBS} \
+  ${REGEX_LIBS} \
   ${LIBXML2_LIBS}
 
 nodist_libgw_gnome_utils_la_SOURCES = gw-gnome-utils.c
diff --git a/src/import-export/Makefile.am b/src/import-export/Makefile.am
index 78dc19b7f5..3502025d47 100644
--- a/src/import-export/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/import-export/Makefile.am
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ libgncmod_generic_import_la_LIBADD = \
   ${GNOME_LIBS} \
   ${GLADE_LIBS} \
   ${QOF_LIBS} \
+  ${REGEX_LIBS} \
   ${GLIB_LIBS}
 
 gladedir = ${GNC_GLADE_DIR}
diff --git a/src/import-export/qif/Makefile.am b/src/import-export/qif/Makefile.am
index 8ea14538d6..99373919a8 100644
--- a/src/import-export/qif/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/import-export/qif/Makefile.am
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ libgncmod_qif_la_LIBADD = \
   ${top_builddir}/src/import-export/libgncmod-generic-import.la \
   ${top_builddir}/src/engine/libgncmod-engine.la \
   ${QOF_LIBS} \
+  ${REGEX_LIBS} \
   ${GLIB_LIBS}
 
 AM_CFLAGS = \