diff --git a/src/vmime.mk b/src/vmime.mk
index fd14e078..c89f7364 100644
--- a/src/vmime.mk
+++ b/src/vmime.mk
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ define $(PKG)_BUILD
       --disable-rpath \
       --disable-dependency-tracking
 
+    # Add the missing "a" suffix for the library.
+    # Otherwise, we get a "libvmime.la" that refers to "libvimime."
+    $(SED) 's/^libext=$$/libext=a/;' -i '$(1)/libtool'
+
     # Disable VMIME_HAVE_MLANG_H
     # We have the header, but there is no implementation for IMultiLanguage in MinGW
     $(SED) 's,^#define VMIME_HAVE_MLANG_H 1$$,,' -i '$(1)/vmime/config.hpp'