diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6f9f600..428a690 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -485,6 +485,12 @@ fi
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_GTK, [test "x$enable_gtk" = xyes])
 
+dnl ===================================
+dnl memalign (used for tests)
+
+AC_CHECK_FUNC(memalign, have_memalign=yes, have_memalign=no)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_MEMALIGN, test x$have_memalign = xyes)
+
 AC_SUBST(GTK_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(GTK_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(DEP_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index c56f62d..5987dce 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/pixman -I$(top_builddir)/pixman
 TESTPROGRAMS =			\
 	region-test		\
 	scaling-test		\
-	blitters-test		\
 	fetch-test		\
 	oob-test		\
 	window-test		\
@@ -13,11 +12,20 @@ TESTPROGRAMS =			\
 fetch_test_LDADD = $(TEST_LDADD)
 region_test_LDADD = $(TEST_LDADD)
 scaling_test_LDADD = $(TEST_LDADD)
-blitters_test_LDADD = $(TEST_LDADD)
 trap_crasher_LDADD = $(TEST_LDADD)
 oob_test_LDADD = $(TEST_LDADD)
 window_test_LDADD = $(TEST_LDADD)
 
+# test that needs memalign (not easy on mingw)
+if HAVE_MEMALIGN
+
+TESTPROGRAMS +=                 \
+        blitters-test
+
+blitters_test_LDADD = $(TEST_LDADD)
+
+endif
+
 # GTK using test programs
 
 if HAVE_GTK