diff --git a/build-aux/speedo/w32/wixlib.wxs b/build-aux/speedo/w32/wixlib.wxs
index a92fbf6c1..733ae552c 100644
--- a/build-aux/speedo/w32/wixlib.wxs
+++ b/build-aux/speedo/w32/wixlib.wxs
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ and then manually edited:
       <Component Id="cmpAF601EA2DF4EFD403CBF65A0D5162912" Directory="dirAA72FFDDFA224FB221D53750596B0142" Guid="28A7D50E-4BC0-4A38-8420-52C5D1EB3F55">
         <File Id="fil00B1F6AD370147577D6F7C998ACE6121" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(var.SourceDir)\bin\gpgconf.exe"/>
       </Component>
+      <Component Id="cmpAF601EA2DF4EFD403CBF65A0D5162922" Directory="dirAA72FFDDFA224FB221D53750596B0142" Guid="EEF227D9-1FA3-4A96-AF86-12D1FDC12925">
+        <File Id="fil00B1F6AD370147577D6F7C998ACE6122" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(var.SourceDir)\bin\gpgconf-w32.exe"/>
+      </Component>
       <Component Id="cmp3BA8A06E4085F542FDAA78BAFB507AD4" Directory="dirAA72FFDDFA224FB221D53750596B0142" Guid="E026569F-F37A-49FC-A529-68BDE3097218">
         <File Id="fil1A596ECA8DC19F8EC626168033269CFE" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(var.SourceDir)\libexec\gpgme-w32spawn.exe"/>
       </Component>
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index 19e38bc04..60bd1e271 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ libexec_PROGRAMS = gpg-wks-client
 bin_PROGRAMS = gpgconf gpg-connect-agent ${symcryptrun}
 if !HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
 bin_PROGRAMS += watchgnupg gpgparsemail ${gpg_wks_server} gpgsplit
+else
+bin_PROGRAMS += gpgconf-w32
 endif
 
 libexec_PROGRAMS += gpg-check-pattern
@@ -130,6 +132,10 @@ gpgconf_LDADD = $(maybe_commonpth_libs) $(opt_libassuan_libs) \
 	        $(gpgconf_robjs)
 gpgconf_LDFLAGS = $(extra_bin_ldflags)
 
+gpgconf_w32_SOURCES = $(gpgconf_SOURCES)
+gpgconf_w32_LDADD = $(gpgconf_LDADD)
+gpgconf_w32_LDFLAGS = $(gpgconf_LDFLAGS) -Wl,-subsystem,windows
+
 gpgparsemail_SOURCES = gpgparsemail.c rfc822parse.c rfc822parse.h
 gpgparsemail_LDADD =