diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/windows_gnu.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/windows_gnu.rs
index 1a343c737ad45..c2cf50b40a478 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/windows_gnu.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/windows_gnu.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ pub(crate) fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
         emit_debug_gdb_scripts: false,
         requires_uwtable: true,
         eh_frame_header: false,
+        has_thread_local: true,
         debuginfo_kind: DebuginfoKind::Dwarf,
         // FIXME(davidtwco): Support Split DWARF on Windows GNU - may require LLVM changes to
         // output DWO, despite using DWARF, doesn't use ELF..