diff --git a/libs/backends/dummy/wscript b/libs/backends/dummy/wscript
index 8c8db6a9f4..9eb41a9ec0 100644
--- a/libs/backends/dummy/wscript
+++ b/libs/backends/dummy/wscript
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ def build(bld):
     obj.name     = 'dummy_audiobackend'
     obj.target   = 'dummy_audiobackend'
     obj.use      = 'libardour libpbd'
-    obj.vnum     = DUMMYBACKEND_VERSION
+    if (bld.env['build_target'] != 'mingw'):
+        obj.vnum     = DUMMYBACKEND_VERSION
     obj.install_path  = os.path.join(bld.env['LIBDIR'], 'backends')
     obj.defines = ['PACKAGE="' + I18N_PACKAGE + '"',
                    'ARDOURBACKEND_DLL_EXPORTS'