diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d3d277b1..070beae4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+set(CMAKE_LEGACY_CYGWIN_WIN32 OFF)
+
 project(GLFW C)
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)