diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 46d6b74a..5df34159 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -414,6 +414,10 @@ ifeq ($(WIN32),)  #*nix Environments (&& cygwin)
     endif
   endif
   ifneq (,$(VIDEO_USEFUL))
+    ifeq (cygwin,$(OSTYPE))
+      LIBEXTSAVE := $(LIBEXT)
+      LIBEXT = dll.a
+    endif
     ifneq (,$(call find_include,SDL2/SDL))
       ifneq (,$(call find_lib,SDL2))
         VIDEO_CCDEFS += -DHAVE_LIBSDL -I$(dir $(call find_include,SDL2/SDL))
@@ -437,6 +441,9 @@ ifeq ($(WIN32),)  #*nix Environments (&& cygwin)
         endif
       endif
     endif
+    ifeq (cygwin,$(OSTYPE))
+      LIBEXT = $(LIBEXTSAVE)
+    endif
     ifeq (,$(findstring HAVE_LIBSDL,$(VIDEO_CCDEFS)))
       $(info *** Info ***)
       $(info *** Info *** The simulator$(BUILD_MULTIPLE) you are building could provide more)