diff --git a/Modules/CMakeDetermineSystem.cmake b/Modules/CMakeDetermineSystem.cmake
index 5589dfc06..0e65bceae 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeDetermineSystem.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeDetermineSystem.cmake
@@ -47,17 +47,17 @@ IF(CMAKE_HOST_UNIX)
   IF(CMAKE_UNAME)
     EXEC_PROGRAM(uname ARGS -s OUTPUT_VARIABLE CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME)
     EXEC_PROGRAM(uname ARGS -r OUTPUT_VARIABLE CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_VERSION)
-    IF(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux")
+    IF(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux|CYGWIN.*")
       EXEC_PROGRAM(uname ARGS -m OUTPUT_VARIABLE CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR
         RETURN_VALUE val)
-    ELSE(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux")
+    ELSE(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux|CYGWIN.*")
       EXEC_PROGRAM(uname ARGS -p OUTPUT_VARIABLE CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR
         RETURN_VALUE val)
       IF("${val}" GREATER 0)
         EXEC_PROGRAM(uname ARGS -m OUTPUT_VARIABLE CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR
           RETURN_VALUE val)
       ENDIF("${val}" GREATER 0)
-    ENDIF(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux")
+    ENDIF(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux|CYGWIN.*")
     # check the return of the last uname -m or -p 
     IF("${val}" GREATER 0)
         SET(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR "unknown")