1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9b4891c4e..14df9f842 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@ fi
 # Define default file extensions for Windows or Linux-like systems and
 # use -fPIC or not.
 case "$build" in
-    *mingw*)  SOEXT=".dll";   EXEEXT=".exe"; PIC_FLAGS="";;
+    *mingw* | *cygwin*)
+              SOEXT=".dll";   EXEEXT=".exe"; PIC_FLAGS="";;
     *darwin*) SOEXT=".dylib"; EXEEXT="";     PIC_FLAGS="";;
     *)        SOEXT=".so";    EXEEXT="";     PIC_FLAGS="-fPIC";;
 esac