diff --git a/icu4c/source/config/mh-mingw b/icu4c/source/config/mh-mingw
index 30f6e5be81a..f621a41bde6 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/config/mh-mingw
+++ b/icu4c/source/config/mh-mingw
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ endif
 ## https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa383745.aspx
 CPPFLAGS += -DWINVER=0x0601 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0601
 
+## Do not use static prefix
+STATIC_PREFIX =
+STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED =
+
 ## Flags for position independent code
 SHAREDLIBCFLAGS = 
 SHAREDLIBCXXFLAGS = 
@@ -101,14 +105,14 @@ LIBICU = $(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)
 #SH#ICULIBS_COMMON_LIB_NAME="${LIBICU}${COMMON_STUBNAME}${ICULIBSUFFIX}${ICULIBSUFFIX_VERSION}.${SO}"
 #SH#ICULIBS_COMMON_LIB_NAME_A="${LIBICU}${COMMON_STUBNAME}${ICULIBSUFFIX}.${A}"
 
-#SH#ICULIBS_DATA="-l$(ICUPREFIX)$(DATA_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)"
-ICULIBS_DT="-l$(ICUPREFIX)$(DATA_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)"
-ICULIBS_I18N="-l$(ICUPREFIX)$(I18N_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)"
-ICULIBS_LX="-l$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)$(LAYOUTEX_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)"
-ICULIBS_IO="-l$(ICUPREFIX)$(IO_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)"
-ICULIBS_UC="-l$(ICUPREFIX)$(COMMON_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)"
-ICULIBS_CTESTFW="-l$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)$(CTESTFW_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)"
-ICULIBS_TOOLUTIL="-l$(ICUPREFIX)tu$(ICULIBSUFFIX)"
+#SH#ICULIBS_DATA="-l$(ICUPREFIX)$(DATA_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(ICULIBSUFFIX_VERSION)"
+ICULIBS_DT = -l$(ICUPREFIX)$(DATA_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(ICULIBSUFFIX_VERSION)
+ICULIBS_I18N = -l$(ICUPREFIX)$(I18N_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(ICULIBSUFFIX_VERSION)
+ICULIBS_IO = -l$(ICUPREFIX)$(IO_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(ICULIBSUFFIX_VERSION)
+ICULIBS_UC = -l$(ICUPREFIX)$(COMMON_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(ICULIBSUFFIX_VERSION)
+ICULIBS_LX = -l$(ICUPREFIX)$(LAYOUTEX_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(ICULIBSUFFIX_VERSION)
+ICULIBS_CTESTFW = -l$(ICUPREFIX)$(CTESTFW_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(ICULIBSUFFIX_VERSION)
+ICULIBS_TOOLUTIL = -l$(ICUPREFIX)$(TOOLUTIL_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(ICULIBSUFFIX_VERSION)
 #SH#
 #SH## ICULIBS is the set of libraries your application should link
 #SH## with usually. Many applications will want to add ${ICULIBS_I18N} as well. 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/config/mh-mingw64 b/icu4c/source/config/mh-mingw64
index fb64c562604..f32e85c9c77 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/config/mh-mingw64
+++ b/icu4c/source/config/mh-mingw64
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ endif
 ## https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa383745.aspx
 CPPFLAGS += -DWINVER=0x0601 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0601
 
+## Do not use static prefix
+STATIC_PREFIX =
+STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED =
+
 ## Flags for position independent code
 SHAREDLIBCFLAGS = 
 SHAREDLIBCXXFLAGS = 
@@ -101,14 +105,14 @@ LIBICU = $(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)
 #SH#ICULIBS_COMMON_LIB_NAME="${LIBICU}${COMMON_STUBNAME}${ICULIBSUFFIX}${ICULIBSUFFIX_VERSION}.${SO}"
 #SH#ICULIBS_COMMON_LIB_NAME_A="${LIBICU}${COMMON_STUBNAME}${ICULIBSUFFIX}.${A}"
 
-#SH#ICULIBS_DATA="-l$(ICUPREFIX)$(DATA_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)"
-ICULIBS_DT="-l$(ICUPREFIX)$(DATA_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)"
-ICULIBS_I18N="-l$(ICUPREFIX)$(I18N_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)"
-ICULIBS_LX="-l$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)$(LAYOUTEX_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)"
-ICULIBS_IO="-l$(ICUPREFIX)$(IO_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)"
-ICULIBS_UC="-l$(ICUPREFIX)$(COMMON_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)"
-ICULIBS_CTESTFW="-l$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)$(CTESTFW_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)"
-ICULIBS_TOOLUTIL="-l$(ICUPREFIX)tu$(ICULIBSUFFIX)"
+#SH#ICULIBS_DATA="-l$(ICUPREFIX)$(DATA_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(ICULIBSUFFIX_VERSION)"
+ICULIBS_DT = -l$(ICUPREFIX)$(DATA_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(ICULIBSUFFIX_VERSION)
+ICULIBS_I18N = -l$(ICUPREFIX)$(I18N_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(ICULIBSUFFIX_VERSION)
+ICULIBS_IO = -l$(ICUPREFIX)$(IO_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(ICULIBSUFFIX_VERSION)
+ICULIBS_UC = -l$(ICUPREFIX)$(COMMON_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(ICULIBSUFFIX_VERSION)
+ICULIBS_LX = -l$(ICUPREFIX)$(LAYOUTEX_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(ICULIBSUFFIX_VERSION)
+ICULIBS_CTESTFW = -l$(ICUPREFIX)$(CTESTFW_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(ICULIBSUFFIX_VERSION)
+ICULIBS_TOOLUTIL = -l$(ICUPREFIX)$(TOOLUTIL_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(ICULIBSUFFIX_VERSION)
 #SH#
 #SH## ICULIBS is the set of libraries your application should link
 #SH## with usually. Many applications will want to add ${ICULIBS_I18N} as well. 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/io/Makefile.in b/icu4c/source/io/Makefile.in
index 9bf9359eadd..7a7302d6af1 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/io/Makefile.in
+++ b/icu4c/source/io/Makefile.in
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ CXXFLAGS += $(LIBCXXFLAGS)
 CPPFLAGS += -I$(srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/common -I$(top_srcdir)/i18n $(LIBCPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGSICUIO)
 DEFS += -DU_IO_IMPLEMENTATION
 LDFLAGS += $(LDFLAGSICUIO)
-LIBS = $(LIBICUUC) $(LIBICUI18N) $(DEFAULT_LIBS)
+LIBS = $(LIBICUI18N) $(LIBICUUC) $(DEFAULT_LIBS)
 
 SOURCES = $(shell cat $(srcdir)/sources.txt)
 OBJECTS = $(SOURCES:.cpp=.o)