diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 9e16f1a6..d3a1d5cb 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -425,6 +425,14 @@ def configure(conf):
             conf.env['LIBDIR'] = Options.options.libdir32
         else:
             conf.env['LIBDIR'] = conf.env['PREFIX'] + '/lib32'
+
+        if conf.env['IS_WINDOWS'] and conf.env['BUILD_STATIC']:
+            def replaceFor32bit(env):
+                for e in env: yield e.replace('x86_64', 'i686', 1)
+            for env in ('AR', 'CC', 'CXX', 'LINK_CC', 'LINK_CXX'):
+                conf.all_envs[lib32][env] = list(replaceFor32bit(conf.all_envs[lib32][env]))
+            conf.all_envs[lib32]['LIB_REGEX'] = ['tre32']
+
         # libdb does not work in mixed mode
         conf.all_envs[lib32]['HAVE_DB'] = 0
         conf.all_envs[lib32]['HAVE_DB_H'] = 0