diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/crossbuilds.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/crossbuilds.yml
index c2af6c7f44..d19d98cde0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/crossbuilds.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/crossbuilds.yml
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ cross-win32-system:
     job: win32-fedora-cross-container
   variables:
     IMAGE: fedora-win32-cross
-    EXTRA_CONFIGURE_OPTS: --enable-fdt=internal --disable-plugins
+    EXTRA_CONFIGURE_OPTS: --enable-fdt=internal
     CROSS_SKIP_TARGETS: alpha-softmmu avr-softmmu hppa-softmmu m68k-softmmu
                         microblazeel-softmmu mips64el-softmmu nios2-softmmu
   artifacts:
diff --git a/contrib/plugins/Makefile b/contrib/plugins/Makefile
index 1783750cf6..0b64d2c1e3 100644
--- a/contrib/plugins/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/plugins/Makefile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ all: $(SONAMES)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(PLUGIN_CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_WIN32),y)
-lib%$(SO_SUFFIX): %.o win32_linker.o ../../plugins/qemu_plugin_api.lib
+lib%$(SO_SUFFIX): %.o win32_linker.o ../../plugins/libqemu_plugin_api.a
 	$(CC) -shared -o $@ $^ $(LDLIBS)
 else ifeq ($(CONFIG_DARWIN),y)
 lib%$(SO_SUFFIX): %.o
diff --git a/plugins/meson.build b/plugins/meson.build
index 40d24529c0..6b2d7a9292 100644
--- a/plugins/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/meson.build
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if get_option('plugins')
     # then use dlltool to assemble a delaylib.
     win32_qemu_plugin_api_lib = configure_file(
       input: win32_plugin_def,
-      output: 'qemu_plugin_api.lib',
+      output: 'libqemu_plugin_api.a',
       command: [dlltool, '--input-def', '@INPUT@',
                 '--output-delaylib', '@OUTPUT@', '--dllname', 'qemu.exe']
     )
diff --git a/tests/plugin/meson.build b/tests/plugin/meson.build
index 528bb9d86c..28a929dbcc 100644
--- a/tests/plugin/meson.build
+++ b/tests/plugin/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ if get_option('plugins')
     if targetos == 'windows'
       t += shared_module(i, files(i + '.c') + '../../contrib/plugins/win32_linker.c',
                         include_directories: '../../include/qemu',
-                        objects: [win32_qemu_plugin_api_lib],
+                        link_depends: [win32_qemu_plugin_api_lib],
+                        link_args: ['-Lplugins', '-lqemu_plugin_api'],
                         dependencies: glib)
 
     else