diff --git a/build/moz.configure/windows.configure b/build/moz.configure/windows.configure
index 1ad2cd3eb6..4d429f32da 100644
--- a/build/moz.configure/windows.configure
+++ b/build/moz.configure/windows.configure
@@ -334,8 +334,10 @@ def lib_path(target, vc_path, windows_sdk_dir, ucrt_sdk_dir, dia_sdk_dir):
 
     atlmfc_dir = os.path.join(vc_path, 'atlmfc', 'lib', *vc_target)
     if not os.path.isdir(atlmfc_dir):
-        die('Cannot find the ATL/MFC libraries in the Visual C++ directory (%s). '
-            'Please install them.' % vc_path)
+        atlmfc_dir = atlmfc_dir.replace('amd64','x64')
+        if not os.path.isdir(atlmfc_dir):
+            die('Cannot find the ATL/MFC libraries in the Visual C++ directory (%s). '
+                'Please install them.' % vc_path)
 
 
     libs = []