diff --git a/Templates/configure b/Templates/configure
index 1ac80b6fb..ba44bfaa5 100755
--- a/Templates/configure
+++ b/Templates/configure
@@ -2878,7 +2878,7 @@ case $system in
 	;;   
     CYGWIN_NT*)
         CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS=""
-	CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS=0
+	CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS=1
         ;;
 esac
 fi
diff --git a/Templates/configure.in b/Templates/configure.in
index d738f475d..3c1538dc2 100644
--- a/Templates/configure.in
+++ b/Templates/configure.in
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ case $system in
 	;;   
     CYGWIN_NT*)
         CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS=""
-	CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS=0
+	CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS=1
         ;;
 esac
 fi