diff --git a/Help/release/3.3.rst b/Help/release/3.3.rst
index 15127cc61..0beb354ac 100644
--- a/Help/release/3.3.rst
+++ b/Help/release/3.3.rst
@@ -251,12 +251,6 @@ Deprecated and Removed Features
   Projects may populate the :ref:`User Package Registry` to aid
   users building multiple dependent projects one after another.
 
-* When building with GNU tools on Windows (MinGW tools), the
-  :command:`find_library` command will no longer consider
-  ``.dll`` files to be linkable libraries.  All dynamic link
-  libraries are expected to provide separate ``.dll.a`` or
-  ``.lib`` import libraries.
-
 * The :command:`add_definitions()` command no longer causes a
   :prop_dir:`DEFINITIONS` directory property to be populated. See policy
   :policy:`CMP0059`.
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-GNU.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-GNU.cmake
index b571b16ae..b97409c50 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-GNU.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-GNU.cmake
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ endif()
 
 if(MINGW)
   set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_PREFIXES "lib" "")
-  set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ".dll.a" ".a" ".lib")
+  set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ".dll" ".dll.a" ".a" ".lib")
   set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT "-lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lwinspool -lshell32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -luuid -lcomdlg32 -ladvapi32")
   set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT "${CMAKE_C_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT}")
 endif()