diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.win32-x86-cygwin b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.win32-x86-cygwin
index b4088bd08..b1d8746fb 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.win32-x86-cygwin
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.win32-x86-cygwin
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@
 # Site Specific definitions for cygwin-x86 target
 # Only the local epics system manager should modify this file
 
+# If readline is not installed comment the following line
+# to omit command-line editing and history support
+COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY = READLINE
+
 # Needed to find dlls for gcc, g++, as, cpp, ...
 # if cygwin/bin not already in path
-#CYGWIN_BIN=C:/cygwin/bin
-#export PATH := $(CYGWIN_BIN):$(PATH)
+CYGWIN_BIN=C:/cygwin/bin
+export PATH := $(CYGWIN_BIN):$(PATH)