diff --git a/cmake/SetCompilerFlags.cmake b/cmake/SetCompilerFlags.cmake
index 432507d..b27402f 100644
--- a/cmake/SetCompilerFlags.cmake
+++ b/cmake/SetCompilerFlags.cmake
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ function(add_compile_flags target)
             endif(HAVE_STACK_PROTECTOR)
         endif(HAVE_STACK_PROTECTOR_ALL)
         # Support address space layout randomization (ASLR) / PIE
-        if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+        if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE AND NOT CYGWIN)
             target_compile_options(${target} PRIVATE -fPIE)
             target_link_options(${target} PRIVATE -fPIE -pie -Wl,-z,relro,-z,now,-z,noexecstack)
-        endif(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+        endif(UNIX AND NOT APPLE AND NOT CYGWIN)
         target_link_options(${target} PRIVATE -fstack-check)
         add_compile_flag_to_targets(${target})
     endif(MSVC)