diff --git a/gio/Makefile.am b/gio/Makefile.am
index 5b6cda1a3..e993e2fef 100644
--- a/gio/Makefile.am
+++ b/gio/Makefile.am
@@ -683,8 +683,11 @@ gioenumtypes.c: $(gio_headers) gioenumtypes.c.template
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(top_builddir)/gobject/glib-mkenums --template $(filter %.template,$^) $(filter-out %.template,$^) > \
 	    gioenumtypes.c.tmp && mv gioenumtypes.c.tmp gioenumtypes.c
 
+gio.def: libgio-2.0.la
+	$(AM_V_GEN) dumpbin.exe -exports .libs/libgio-2.0-0.dll | awk 'BEGIN { print "EXPORTS" } / +[[:digit:]]+ +[[:xdigit:]]+ +[[:xdigit:]]+/{ print $$4 }' > gio.def.tmp && mv gio.def.tmp gio.def
+
 gio-2.0.lib: libgio-2.0.la gio.def
-	lib -machine:@LIB_EXE_MACHINE_FLAG@ -name:libgio-2.0-$(LT_CURRENT_MINUS_AGE).dll -def:$(builddir)/gio.def -out:$@
+	$(AM_V_GEN) lib.exe -machine:@LIB_EXE_MACHINE_FLAG@ -name:libgio-2.0-$(LT_CURRENT_MINUS_AGE).dll -def:$(builddir)/gio.def -out:$@
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = gio-querymodules glib-compile-schemas glib-compile-resources gsettings
 
diff --git a/glib/Makefile.am b/glib/Makefile.am
index a03d71992..15377ec02 100644
--- a/glib/Makefile.am
+++ b/glib/Makefile.am
@@ -439,8 +439,11 @@ install-exec-hook:
 
 endif
 
+glib.def: libglib-2.0.la
+	$(AM_V_GEN) dumpbin.exe -exports .libs/libglib-2.0-0.dll | awk 'BEGIN { print "EXPORTS" } / +[[:digit:]]+ +[[:xdigit:]]+ +[[:xdigit:]]+/{ print $$4 }' > glib.def.tmp && mv glib.def.tmp glib.def
+
 glib-2.0.lib: libglib-2.0.la glib.def
-	lib -machine:@LIB_EXE_MACHINE_FLAG@ -name:libglib-2.0-$(LT_CURRENT_MINUS_AGE).dll -def:$(builddir)/glib.def -out:$@
+	$(AM_V_GEN) lib.exe -machine:@LIB_EXE_MACHINE_FLAG@ -name:libglib-2.0-$(LT_CURRENT_MINUS_AGE).dll -def:$(builddir)/glib.def -out:$@
 
 dist-hook: $(BUILT_EXTRA_DIST) ../build/win32/vs9/glib.vcproj ../build/win32/vs10/glib.vcxproj ../build/win32/vs10/glib.vcxproj.filters
 	files='$(BUILT_EXTRA_DIST)'; \
diff --git a/gmodule/Makefile.am b/gmodule/Makefile.am
index 85d37dbfa..95c7f0932 100644
--- a/gmodule/Makefile.am
+++ b/gmodule/Makefile.am
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@ libgmodule_2_0_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(gmodule_win32_res) $(gmodule_def)
 gmodule-win32-res.o: gmodule.rc
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(WINDRES) gmodule.rc $@
 
+gmodule.def: libgmodule-2.0.la
+	$(AM_V_GEN) dumpbin.exe -exports .libs/libgmodule-2.0-0.dll | awk 'BEGIN { print "EXPORTS" } / +[[:digit:]]+ +[[:xdigit:]]+ +[[:xdigit:]]+/{ print $$4 }' > gmodule.def.tmp && mv gmodule.def.tmp gmodule.def
+
 gmodule-2.0.lib: libgmodule-2.0.la gmodule.def
-	lib -machine:@LIB_EXE_MACHINE_FLAG@ -name:libgmodule-2.0-$(LT_CURRENT_MINUS_AGE).dll -def:$(builddir)/gmodule.def -out:$@
+	$(AM_V_GEN) lib.exe -machine:@LIB_EXE_MACHINE_FLAG@ -name:libgmodule-2.0-$(LT_CURRENT_MINUS_AGE).dll -def:$(builddir)/gmodule.def -out:$@
 
 .PHONY: files release
 
diff --git a/gobject/Makefile.am b/gobject/Makefile.am
index 150961683..c683e8413 100644
--- a/gobject/Makefile.am
+++ b/gobject/Makefile.am
@@ -216,8 +216,11 @@ BUILT_EXTRA_DIST += \
 gobject-win32-res.o: gobject.rc
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(WINDRES) gobject.rc $@
 
+gobject.def: libgobject-2.0.la
+	$(AM_V_GEN) dumpbin.exe -exports .libs/libgobject-2.0-0.dll | awk 'BEGIN { print "EXPORTS" } / +[[:digit:]]+ +[[:xdigit:]]+ +[[:xdigit:]]+/{ print $$4 }' > gobject.def.tmp && mv gobject.def.tmp gobject.def
+
 gobject-2.0.lib: libgobject-2.0.la gobject.def
-	lib -machine:@LIB_EXE_MACHINE_FLAG@ -name:libgobject-2.0-$(LT_CURRENT_MINUS_AGE).dll -def:$(builddir)/gobject.def -out:$@
+	$(AM_V_GEN) lib.exe -machine:@LIB_EXE_MACHINE_FLAG@ -name:libgobject-2.0-$(LT_CURRENT_MINUS_AGE).dll -def:$(builddir)/gobject.def -out:$@
 
 dist-hook: $(BUILT_EXTRA_DIST) ../build/win32/vs9/gobject.vcproj ../build/win32/vs10/gobject.vcxproj ../build/win32/vs10/gobject.vcxproj.filters
 	files='$(BUILT_EXTRA_DIST)'; \
diff --git a/gthread/Makefile.am b/gthread/Makefile.am
index f1ef78d6c..9760be44d 100644
--- a/gthread/Makefile.am
+++ b/gthread/Makefile.am
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ gthread-win32-res.o: gthread.rc
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(WINDRES) gthread.rc $@
 
 gthread-2.0.lib: libgthread-2.0.la gthread.def
-	lib -machine:@LIB_EXE_MACHINE_FLAG@ -name:libgthread-2.0-$(LT_CURRENT_MINUS_AGE).dll -def:$(srcdir)/gthread.def -out:$@
+	$(AM_V_GEN) lib.exe -machine:@LIB_EXE_MACHINE_FLAG@ -name:libgthread-2.0-$(LT_CURRENT_MINUS_AGE).dll -def:$(srcdir)/gthread.def -out:$@
 
 dist-hook: $(BUILT_EXTRA_DIST)
 	files='$(BUILT_EXTRA_DIST)'; \