diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index d5112168a4cbfd..d00def39eb15b2 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -739,6 +739,7 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),MINGW)
 	USE_GETTEXT_SCHEME = fallthrough
 	USE_LIBPCRE = YesPlease
 	USE_NED_ALLOCATOR = YesPlease
+	NO_PYTHON =
         ifeq (/mingw64,$(subst 32,64,$(prefix)))
 		# Move system config into top-level /etc/
 		ETC_GITCONFIG = ../etc/gitconfig