diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/pgi.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/pgi.py
index c13c7bc20..a9e30b614 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/pgi.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/pgi.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class PGICompiler:
 
     def get_pic_args(self) -> typing.List[str]:
         # PGI -fPIC is Linux only.
-        if self.compiler_type.is_linux_compiler():
+        if self.compiler_type.is_standard_compiler:
             return ['-fPIC']
         return []
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/environment.py b/mesonbuild/environment.py
index 7e1ca9dc1..9efc94ea6 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/environment.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/environment.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ from .linkers import (
     MSVCDynamicLinker,
     OptlinkDynamicLinker,
     PGIDynamicLinker,
+    PGIStaticLinker,
     SolarisDynamicLinker,
     XildAppleDynamicLinker,
     XildLinuxDynamicLinker,
@@ -1340,6 +1341,8 @@ class Environment:
             elif isinstance(compiler, IntelClCCompiler):
                 # Intel has it's own linker that acts like microsoft's lib
                 linkers = ['xilib']
+            elif isinstance(compiler, (PGICCompiler, PGIFortranCompiler)) and mesonlib.is_windows():
+                linkers = [self.default_static_linker]  # this is just a wrapper calling link/lib on Windows, keeping things simple.
             else:
                 linkers = [self.default_static_linker]
         popen_exceptions = {}
@@ -1357,6 +1360,8 @@ class Environment:
                 return IntelVisualStudioLinker(linker, getattr(compiler, 'machine', None))
             if '/OUT:' in out.upper() or '/OUT:' in err.upper():
                 return VisualStudioLinker(linker, getattr(compiler, 'machine', None))
+            if 'ar-Error-Unknown switch: --version' in err:
+                return PGIStaticLinker(linker)
             if p.returncode == 0 and ('armar' in linker or 'armar.exe' in linker):
                 return ArmarLinker(linker)
             if 'DMD32 D Compiler' in out or 'DMD64 D Compiler' in out:
diff --git a/mesonbuild/linkers.py b/mesonbuild/linkers.py
index 6cce78b87..e8218b08a 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/linkers.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/linkers.py
@@ -740,18 +740,30 @@ class PGIDynamicLinker(PosixDynamicLinkerMixin, DynamicLinker):
         # PGI -shared is Linux only.
         if mesonlib.is_windows():
             return ['-Bdynamic', '-Mmakedll']
-        elif mesonlib.is_linux:
+        elif mesonlib.is_linux():
             return ['-shared']
         return []
 
     def build_rpath_args(self, env: 'Environment', build_dir: str, from_dir: str,
                          rpath_paths: str, build_rpath: str,
                          install_rpath: str) -> typing.List[str]:
-        if env.machines[self.for_machine].is_windows():
+        if not env.machines[self.for_machine].is_windows():
             return ['-R' + os.path.join(build_dir, p) for p in rpath_paths]
         return []
 
 
+class PGIStaticLinker(StaticLinker):
+    def __init__(self, exelist: typing.List[str]):
+        super().__init__(exelist)
+        self.id = 'ar'
+        self.std_args = ['-r']
+
+    def get_std_link_args(self) -> typing.List[str]:
+        return self.std_args
+
+    def get_output_args(self, target: str) -> typing.List[str]:
+        return [target]
+
 class VisualStudioLikeLinkerMixin:
 
     _BUILDTYPE_ARGS = {