diff --git a/lib/rake/extensioncompiler.rb b/lib/rake/extensioncompiler.rb
index b3d336b..75f4694 100644
--- a/lib/rake/extensioncompiler.rb
+++ b/lib/rake/extensioncompiler.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def self.mingw_gcc_executable
       paths = ENV['PATH'].split(File::PATH_SEPARATOR)
 
       # the pattern to look into (captures *nix and windows executables)
-      pattern = "{mingw32-,i?86*mingw*}gcc{,.*}"
+      pattern = "{mingw32-,i?86*mingw*,x86*mingw*}gcc{,.*}"
 
       @mingw_gcc_executable = paths.find do |path|
         # cleanup paths before globbing