diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index 7ac541e9eb..4606970073 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ ifeq ($(uname_O),Cygwin)
 		NO_SYMLINK_HEAD = YesPlease
 		NO_IPV6 = YesPlease
 		OLD_ICONV = UnfortunatelyYes
+	else
+		NO_REGEX = UnfortunatelyYes
 	endif
 	NO_THREAD_SAFE_PREAD = YesPlease
 	NEEDS_LIBICONV = YesPlease