diff --git a/crypto/apr_crypto.c b/crypto/apr_crypto.c
index 49597f1fd81..2633c0406a2 100644
--- a/crypto/apr_crypto.c
+++ b/crypto/apr_crypto.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ APR_DECLARE(apr_status_t) apr_crypto_get_driver(
 
 #if defined(NETWARE)
     apr_snprintf(modname, sizeof(modname), "crypto%s.nlm", name);
-#elif defined(WIN32)
+#elif defined(WIN32) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
     apr_snprintf(modname, sizeof(modname),
             "apr_crypto_%s-" APR_STRINGIFY(APR_MAJOR_VERSION) ".dll", name);
 #else
diff --git a/dbd/apr_dbd.c b/dbd/apr_dbd.c
index b7b871fd709..be7b61be8ce 100644
--- a/dbd/apr_dbd.c
+++ b/dbd/apr_dbd.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ APR_DECLARE(apr_status_t) apr_dbd_get_driver(apr_pool_t *pool, const char *name,
 
 #if defined(NETWARE)
     apr_snprintf(modname, sizeof(modname), "dbd%s.nlm", name);
-#elif defined(WIN32)
+#elif defined(WIN32) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
     apr_snprintf(modname, sizeof(modname),
                  "apr_dbd_%s-" APR_STRINGIFY(APR_MAJOR_VERSION) ".dll", name);
 #else
diff --git a/dbm/apr_dbm.c b/dbm/apr_dbm.c
index c4c296b1528..71ba113ec47 100644
--- a/dbm/apr_dbm.c
+++ b/dbm/apr_dbm.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static apr_status_t dbm_open_type(apr_dbm_type_t const* * vtable,
 
 #if defined(NETWARE)
     apr_snprintf(modname, sizeof(modname), "dbm%s.nlm", type);
-#elif defined(WIN32)
+#elif defined(WIN32) || defined (__CYGWIN__)
     apr_snprintf(modname, sizeof(modname),
                  "apr_dbm_%s-" APR_STRINGIFY(APR_MAJOR_VERSION) ".dll", type);
 #else