diff --git a/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN.cmake b/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN.cmake
index 27e5a6838..b157f7215 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN.cmake
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ SET(CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX ".exe")          # .exe
 # Modules have a different default prefix that shared libs.
 SET(CMAKE_MODULE_EXISTS 1)
 
-SET(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_PREFIXES "cyg" "lib")
-SET(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ".dll" ".dll.a" ".a")
+SET(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_PREFIXES "lib")
+SET(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ".dll.a" ".a")
 
 # Shared libraries on cygwin can be named with their version number.
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME_WITH_VERSION 1)