diff --git a/src/makefile.linux-mingw b/src/makefile.linux-mingw
index f7483933c..64268dd0a 100644
--- a/src/makefile.linux-mingw
+++ b/src/makefile.linux-mingw
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ LIBS += $(CURDIR)/leveldb/libleveldb.a $(CURDIR)/leveldb/libmemenv.a
 DEFS += -I"$(CURDIR)/leveldb/include"
 DEFS += -I"$(CURDIR)/leveldb/helpers"
 leveldb/libleveldb.a:
-	@echo "Building LevelDB ..." && cd leveldb && CXX=i586-mingw32msvc-g++ TARGET_OS=OS_WINDOWS_CROSSCOMPILE CXXFLAGS="-I$(INCLUDEPATHS)" LDFLAGS="-L$(LIBPATHS)" make libleveldb.a libmemenv.a && cd ..
+	@echo "Building LevelDB ..." && cd leveldb && CC=i586-mingw32msvc-gcc CXX=i586-mingw32msvc-g++ TARGET_OS=OS_WINDOWS_CROSSCOMPILE CXXFLAGS="-I$(INCLUDEPATHS)" LDFLAGS="-L$(LIBPATHS)" make libleveldb.a libmemenv.a && i586-mingw32msvc-ranlib libleveldb.a && i586-mingw32msvc-ranlib libmemenv.a && cd ..
 obj/leveldb.o: leveldb/libleveldb.a
 
 obj/build.h: FORCE
diff --git a/src/makefile.mingw b/src/makefile.mingw
index a6008fa63..85d63e9ce 100644
--- a/src/makefile.mingw
+++ b/src/makefile.mingw
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ test check: test_bitcoin.exe FORCE
 LIBS += $(CURDIR)/leveldb/libleveldb.a $(CURDIR)/leveldb/libmemenv.a
 DEFS += $(addprefix -I,$(CURDIR)/leveldb/include)
 DEFS += $(addprefix -I,$(CURDIR)/leveldb/helpers)
+# TODO: If this fails, try adding a ranlib libleveldb.a && ranlib libmemenv.a
 leveldb/libleveldb.a:
 	cd leveldb && make libleveldb.a libmemenv.a && cd ..
 obj/leveldb.o: leveldb/libleveldb.lib