diff --git a/dlls/esent/Makefile.in b/dlls/esent/Makefile.in
index ab55483279c..b789ee2a65c 100644
--- a/dlls/esent/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/esent/Makefile.in
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 MODULE = esent.dll
 
+EXTRADLLFLAGS = -mno-cygwin
+
 C_SRCS = \
 	esent_main.c