diff -urN icu.orig/source/config/mh-mingw icu/source/config/mh-mingw
--- icu.orig/source/config/mh-mingw	2014-04-17 22:21:37.195201800 +0100
+++ icu/source/config/mh-mingw	2014-04-17 22:09:02.956061800 +0100
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 LD_SOOPTIONS= -Wl,-Bsymbolic
 
 ## Commands to make a shared library
-SHLIB.c=	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(LD_SOOPTIONS) -Wl,--enable-auto-import -Wl,--out-implib=$(dir $@)lib$(notdir $(@:$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR).$(SO)=))$(IMPORT_LIB_EXT)#M#
-SHLIB.cc=	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(LD_SOOPTIONS) -Wl,--enable-auto-import -Wl,--out-implib=$(dir $@)lib$(notdir $(@:$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR).$(SO)=))$(IMPORT_LIB_EXT)#M#
+SHLIB.c=	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(LD_SOOPTIONS) -Wl,--enable-auto-import -Wl,--out-implib=$(dir $@)$(notdir $(@:$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR).$(SO)=))$(IMPORT_LIB_EXT)#M#
+SHLIB.cc=	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(LD_SOOPTIONS) -Wl,--enable-auto-import -Wl,--out-implib=$(dir $@)$(notdir $(@:$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR).$(SO)=))$(IMPORT_LIB_EXT)#M#
 
 ## Compiler switch to embed a runtime search path
 LD_RPATH=	
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 # This is also for backwards compatibility.
 DATA_STUBNAME = dt
 I18N_STUBNAME = in
-LIBICU = $(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)
+LIBICU = $(LIBPREFIX)$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)
 
 # The #M# is used to delete lines for icu-config
 # Current full path directory.
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 FINAL_SO_TARGET=$(basename $(SO_TARGET))$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR).$(SO)
 MIDDLE_SO_TARGET=$(FINAL_SO_TARGET)
 
-FINAL_IMPORT_LIB = $(dir $(SO_TARGET))lib$(notdir $(basename $(SO_TARGET)))$(IMPORT_LIB_EXT)#M#
+FINAL_IMPORT_LIB = $(dir $(SO_TARGET))$(notdir $(basename $(SO_TARGET)))$(IMPORT_LIB_EXT)#M#
 IMPORT_LIB = $(FINAL_IMPORT_LIB)#M#
 MIDDLE_IMPORT_LIB = $(FINAL_IMPORT_LIB)#M#
 
diff -urN icu.orig/source/config/mh-mingw64 icu/source/config/mh-mingw64
--- icu.orig/source/config/mh-mingw64	2014-04-17 22:21:37.195201800 +0100
+++ icu/source/config/mh-mingw64	2014-04-17 22:08:50.428345300 +0100
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 LD_SOOPTIONS= -Wl,-Bsymbolic
 
 ## Commands to make a shared library
-SHLIB.c=	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(LD_SOOPTIONS) -Wl,--enable-auto-import -Wl,--out-implib=$(dir $@)lib$(notdir $(@:$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR).$(SO)=))$(IMPORT_LIB_EXT)#M#
-SHLIB.cc=	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(LD_SOOPTIONS) -Wl,--enable-auto-import -Wl,--out-implib=$(dir $@)lib$(notdir $(@:$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR).$(SO)=))$(IMPORT_LIB_EXT)#M#
+SHLIB.c=	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(LD_SOOPTIONS) -Wl,--enable-auto-import -Wl,--out-implib=$(dir $@)$(notdir $(@:$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR).$(SO)=))$(IMPORT_LIB_EXT)#M#
+SHLIB.cc=	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(LD_SOOPTIONS) -Wl,--enable-auto-import -Wl,--out-implib=$(dir $@)$(notdir $(@:$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR).$(SO)=))$(IMPORT_LIB_EXT)#M#
 
 ## Compiler switch to embed a runtime search path
 LD_RPATH=	
@@ -61,19 +61,19 @@
 endif
 
 # Static library prefix and file extension
-LIBSICU = lib$(LIBPREFIX)$(STATIC_PREFIX)$(ICUPREFIX)
+LIBSICU = $(LIBPREFIX)$(STATIC_PREFIX)$(ICUPREFIX)
 A = a
 
 ## An import library is needed for z/OS and MSVC
 IMPORT_LIB_EXT = .dll.a
 
-LIBPREFIX=
+LIBPREFIX=lib
 
 # Change the stubnames so that poorly working FAT disks and installation programs can work.
 # This is also for backwards compatibility.
 DATA_STUBNAME = dt
 I18N_STUBNAME = in
-LIBICU = $(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)
+LIBICU = $(LIBPREFIX)$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)
 
 # The #M# is used to delete lines for icu-config
 # Current full path directory.
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 FINAL_SO_TARGET=$(basename $(SO_TARGET))$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR).$(SO)
 MIDDLE_SO_TARGET=$(FINAL_SO_TARGET)
 
-FINAL_IMPORT_LIB = $(dir $(SO_TARGET))lib$(notdir $(basename $(SO_TARGET)))$(IMPORT_LIB_EXT)#M#
+FINAL_IMPORT_LIB = $(dir $(SO_TARGET))$(notdir $(basename $(SO_TARGET)))$(IMPORT_LIB_EXT)#M#
 IMPORT_LIB = $(FINAL_IMPORT_LIB)#M#
 MIDDLE_IMPORT_LIB = $(FINAL_IMPORT_LIB)#M#