diff --git a/lib/Makefile.m32 b/lib/Makefile.m32
index 76145917d..d16325456 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.m32
+++ b/lib/Makefile.m32
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ ifndef ZLIB_PATH
 ZLIB_PATH = ../../zlib-1.2.3
 endif
 
+ARES_LIB = ../ares
+
 CC = gcc
 AR = ar
 RM = rm -f
@@ -30,6 +32,11 @@ STRIP = strip -g
 
 INCLUDES = -I. -I../include
 CFLAGS = -g -O2 -DBUILDING_LIBCURL -DHAVE_LONGLONG
+ifdef ARES
+  INCLUDES += -I$(ARES_LIB)
+  CFLAGS += -DUSE_ARES
+  DLL_LIBS += -L$(ARES_LIB) -lcares
+endif
 ifdef SSH2
   INCLUDES += -I"$(LIBSSH2_PATH)/include" -I"$(LIBSSH2_PATH)/win32"
   CFLAGS += -DUSE_LIBSSH2 -DHAVE_LIBSSH2_H
diff --git a/src/Makefile.m32 b/src/Makefile.m32
index ced5c7003..655bda4d9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.m32
+++ b/src/Makefile.m32
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ ifndef ZLIB_PATH
 ZLIB_PATH = ../../zlib-1.2.3
 endif
 
+ARES_LIB = ../ares
+
 CC = gcc
 CFLAGS = -g -O2
 LDFLAGS =
@@ -47,6 +49,10 @@ else
   curl_LDADD = -L../lib -lcurl
   COMPILE += -DCURL_STATICLIB
 endif
+ifdef ARES
+  CFLAGS += -DUSE_ARES
+  curl_LDADD += -L$(ARES_LIB) -lcares
+endif
 ifdef SSH2
   CFLAGS += -DUSE_LIBSSH2 -DHAVE_LIBSSH2_H
   curl_LDADD += -L$(LIBSSH2_PATH)/win32 -lssh2