diff --git a/mesonbuild/dependencies/cmake.py b/mesonbuild/dependencies/cmake.py
index 5386ef9201f5..7e0667496a71 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/dependencies/cmake.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/dependencies/cmake.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import re
 import os
 import shutil
+import sys
 import textwrap
 import typing as T
 
@@ -615,7 +616,7 @@ def _detect_dep(self, name: str, package_version: str, modules: T.List[T.Tuple[s
                         libraries += [j]
                     elif os.path.isabs(j) and os.path.exists(j):
                         libraries += [j]
-                    elif self.env.machines.build.is_windows() and reg_is_maybe_bare_lib.match(j):
+                    elif self.env.machines.build.is_windows() and reg_is_maybe_bare_lib.match(j) and sys.platform.lower() != 'msys':
                         # On Windows, CMake library dependencies can be passed as bare library names,
                         # e.g. 'version' should translate into 'version.lib'. CMake brute-forces a
                         # combination of prefix/suffix combinations to find the right library, however