diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index 4606970073..ce0390db55 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ ifeq ($(uname_O),Cygwin)
 		NO_SYMLINK_HEAD = YesPlease
 		NO_IPV6 = YesPlease
 		OLD_ICONV = UnfortunatelyYes
+		NO_THREAD_SAFE_PREAD = YesPlease
 	else
 		NO_REGEX = UnfortunatelyYes
 	endif
-	NO_THREAD_SAFE_PREAD = YesPlease
 	NEEDS_LIBICONV = YesPlease
 	NO_FAST_WORKING_DIRECTORY = UnfortunatelyYes
 	NO_TRUSTABLE_FILEMODE = UnfortunatelyYes