diff --git a/build/windows/jhbuild/gtk+.moduleset b/build/windows/jhbuild/gtk+.moduleset
index c32dd6b03d..b9ac8f9ceb 100644
--- a/build/windows/jhbuild/gtk+.moduleset
+++ b/build/windows/jhbuild/gtk+.moduleset
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 	</dependencies>
 </autotools>
 
-<autotools id="gtk2" autogen-sh="configure" makeinstallargs="install -j1">
+<autotools id="gtk2" autogen-sh="|| rm -f gtk/gtk.def; ./configure" makeinstallargs="install -j1">
 	<branch version="2.24.22" repo="gnome.org"
 			module="gtk+/2.24/gtk+-2.24.22.tar.xz"
 			hash="sha256:b114b6e9fb389bf3aa8a6d09576538f58dce740779653084046852fb4140ae7f">