diff --git a/scripts/config/lxdialog/Makefile b/scripts/config/lxdialog/Makefile
index aed08e0170..3758637ccf 100644
--- a/scripts/config/lxdialog/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/config/lxdialog/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ OS := $(shell uname -s)
 ifeq ($(strip $(OS)),OpenBSD)
 LIBS := -lncurses
 endif
-
-
+ifeq ($(strip $(OS)),CYGWIN_NT-5.1)
+LIBS := -lncurses
+endif
 always		:= $(hostprogs-y) dochecklxdialog
 
 %.o: %.c