diff --git a/src/configure.c b/src/configure.c
index cb2275d..e56551c 100644
--- a/src/configure.c
+++ b/src/configure.c
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ static HostKernel _detect_kernel(HostOS os, char const * release)
 
 static void _configure_detect_extensions(Configure * configure)
 {
+	configure->extensions.exeext = "";
 	configure->extensions.soext = ".so";
 	/* platform-specific */
 	switch(configure->os)
@@ -289,6 +290,7 @@ static void _configure_detect_extensions(Configure * configure)
 			configure->extensions.soext = ".dylib";
 			break;
 		case HO_WIN32:
+			configure->extensions.exeext = ".exe";
 			configure->extensions.soext = ".dll";
 			break;
 		default:
@@ -454,6 +456,13 @@ String const * configure_get_config(Configure * configure,
 }
 
 
+/* configure_get_exeext */
+String const * configure_get_exeext(Configure * configure)
+{
+	return configure->extensions.exeext;
+}
+
+
 /* configure_get_soext */
 String const * configure_get_soext(Configure * configure)
 {
diff --git a/src/configure.h b/src/configure.h
index 898aca4..fe38cf5 100644
--- a/src/configure.h
+++ b/src/configure.h
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ typedef struct _Configure
 	HostKernel kernel;
 	struct
 	{
+		char const * exeext;
 		char const * soext;
 	} extensions;
 	struct
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ int configure_can_library_static(Configure * configure);
 
 String const * configure_get_config(Configure * configure,
 		String const * section, String const * variable);
+String const * configure_get_exeext(Configure * configure);
 String const * configure_get_soext(Configure * configure);
 
 /* useful */
diff --git a/src/makefile.c b/src/makefile.c
index 04fa880..c7d0184 100644
--- a/src/makefile.c
+++ b/src/makefile.c
@@ -641,7 +641,8 @@ static void _targets_cxxflags(Configure * configure, FILE * fp)
 static void _targets_exeext(Configure * configure, FILE * fp)
 {
 	if(configure->os == HO_WIN32)
-		_makefile_print(fp, "%s", "EXEEXT\t= .exe\n");
+		_makefile_output_variable(fp, "EXEEXT",
+				configure_get_exeext(configure));
 }
 
 static void _targets_ldflags(Configure * configure, FILE * fp)