diff --git a/src/SConscript b/src/SConscript
index 9fd72bb6b..a17351389 100644
--- a/src/SConscript
+++ b/src/SConscript
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ install('$inst_libdir', lib)
 env['cantera_staticlib'] = lib
 
 # Windows and OS X require shared libraries at link time
-if localenv['OS'] in ('Darwin', 'Windows'):
+if localenv['OS'] in ('Darwin', 'Windows', 'Cygwin'):
     localenv.Append(LIBS=localenv['FORTRANSYSLIBS'])
     if (localenv['use_sundials'] == 'y'):
         localenv.Append(LIBS=localenv['sundials_libs'],