diff --git a/configure b/configure
index bb68c51928d..4dcd8e224a7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -17259,7 +17259,7 @@ wine_fn_config_dll xinput1_3 enable_xinput1_3 implib xinput
 wine_fn_config_test dlls/xinput1_3/tests xinput1_3_test
 wine_fn_config_dll xinput1_4 enable_xinput1_4
 wine_fn_config_dll xinput9_1_0 enable_xinput9_1_0
-wine_fn_config_dll xmllite enable_xmllite
+wine_fn_config_dll xmllite enable_xmllite implib
 wine_fn_config_test dlls/xmllite/tests xmllite_test
 wine_fn_config_dll xolehlp enable_xolehlp
 wine_fn_config_dll xpsprint enable_xpsprint
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 32730f33c64..de51691bf81 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3269,7 +3269,7 @@ WINE_CONFIG_DLL(xinput1_3,,[implib],[xinput])
 WINE_CONFIG_TEST(dlls/xinput1_3/tests)
 WINE_CONFIG_DLL(xinput1_4)
 WINE_CONFIG_DLL(xinput9_1_0)
-WINE_CONFIG_DLL(xmllite)
+WINE_CONFIG_DLL(xmllite,,[implib])
 WINE_CONFIG_TEST(dlls/xmllite/tests)
 WINE_CONFIG_DLL(xolehlp)
 WINE_CONFIG_DLL(xpsprint)
diff --git a/dlls/xmllite/Makefile.in b/dlls/xmllite/Makefile.in
index e3431a1bbae..a51c3ddcc40 100644
--- a/dlls/xmllite/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/xmllite/Makefile.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 MODULE    = xmllite.dll
+IMPORTLIB = xmllite
 
 C_SRCS = \
 	reader.c \