diff --git a/src/musrgui/musrgui.pro b/src/musrgui/musrgui.pro
index 1c1ef688..d0fa3d0b 100644
--- a/src/musrgui/musrgui.pro
+++ b/src/musrgui/musrgui.pro
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ target.path = $$(HOME)/analysis/bin
 INSTALLS += target
 QMAKE_CC = gcc
 QMAKE_CXX = g++
-QMAKE_LFLAGS_SHAPP = -Wl,--enable-auto-import
+
+exists( /usr/bin/cygwin1.dll ) {
+      QMAKE_LFLAGS_SHAPP = -Wl,--enable-auto-import
+}
 
 # install path for the XML configuration file
 unix:xml.path = $$(HOME)/analysis/bin/