diff --git a/eclass/sysroot.eclass b/eclass/sysroot.eclass
index 57e4a8b156c87..398d5233f1dab 100644
--- a/eclass/sysroot.eclass
+++ b/eclass/sysroot.eclass
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ sysroot_make_run_prefixed() {
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	if [[ ${CHOST} = *-mingw32 ]]; then
+	if [[ ${CHOST} = *-mingw32 || ${CHOST} = *-cygwin ]]; then
 		if ! type -P wine >/dev/null; then
 			einfo "Wine not found. Continuing without ${SCRIPT##*/} wrapper."
 			return 2