diff --git a/configure b/configure
index df5c99a..b681f9a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2937,9 +2937,9 @@ else
     POD2MAN="pod2man"
 fi
 
-# Use ASLR, no-SEH and DEP if available
+# Use ASLR, large addresses, no-SEH and DEP if available
 if test "$mingw32" = "yes" ; then
-    for flag in --dynamicbase --no-seh --nxcompat; do
+    for flag in --dynamicbase --large-address-aware --no-seh --nxcompat; do
         if $ld --help 2>/dev/null | grep ".$flag" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null ; then
             LDFLAGS="-Wl,$flag $LDFLAGS"
         fi