@@ -114,17 +114,25 @@
 			SHOBJEXT="dylib"
 			;;
 		hpux*)
 			SHOBJEXT="sl"
 			;;
-		mingw32msvc*|cygwin*)
+		mingw32msvc*)
 			SHOBJEXT="dll"
 			SHOBJFLAGS="-DPIC"
 			CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mno-cygwin -mms-bitfields"
 			CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -mno-cygwin -mms-bitfields"
 			SHOBJLDFLAGS='-shared -Wl,--enable-auto-image-base -Wl,--output-def,$[@].def,--out-implib,$[@].a'
 			;;
+		cygwin*)
+			SHOBJEXT="dll"
+			SHOBJFLAGS="-fPIC -DPIC"
+			CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mms-bitfields"
+			CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -mms-bitfields"
+			SHOBJLDFLAGS='-shared -Wl,--enable-auto-image-base -Wl,--output-def,$[@].def,--out-implib,$[@].a'
+			;;
+
 	esac
 ])
 
 
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