diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 409378597..b8d80f47a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ IF(ENABLE_SSL)
             PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS /Z7)
     ENDIF()
     TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(hiredis_ssl PRIVATE OpenSSL::SSL)
-    IF(WIN32)
+    IF(WIN32 OR CYGWIN)
         TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(hiredis_ssl PRIVATE hiredis)
     ENDIF()
     CONFIGURE_FILE(hiredis_ssl.pc.in hiredis_ssl.pc @ONLY)