diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 55d65534db9ee6..339ee3b2f2e66e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ AS_CASE(["$target_os"],
 	RT_VER=`echo "$rb_cv_msvcrt" | tr -cd [0-9]`
 	test "$RT_VER" = "" && RT_VER=60
 	test "$rb_cv_msvcrt" = "ucrt" && RT_VER=140
-	AS_IF([test $RT_VER -lt 120], AC_MSG_ERROR(Runtime library $RT_VER is not supported))
 	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(RUBY_MSVCRT_VERSION, $RT_VER)
 	sysconfdir=
     ])
diff --git a/error.c b/error.c
index f452f7b01cf23b..ed66e6c8488d0f 100644
--- a/error.c
+++ b/error.c
@@ -1076,7 +1076,8 @@ NORETURN(static void die(void));
 static void
 die(void)
 {
-#if defined(_WIN32)
+#if defined(_WIN32) && defined(RUBY_MSVCRT_VERSION) && RUBY_MSVCRT_VERSION >= 80
+    /* mingw32 declares in stdlib.h but does not provide. */
     _set_abort_behavior( 0, _CALL_REPORTFAULT);
 #endif