diff --git a/bin/Rules.mk b/bin/Rules.mk
index 1a1dd79626e5..db682bcbcd17 100644
--- a/bin/Rules.mk
+++ b/bin/Rules.mk
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ PATH := $(realpath $(d)):$(PATH)
 
 $(TGTS_$(d)):
 	rm -f $@$(binpostfix)
+ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
+	cp $^$(binpostfix) $@$(binpostfix)
+else
 	ln -s $(notdir $^)$(binpostfix) $@$(binpostfix)
+endif
 
 bin/gx-v%:
 	@echo "installing gx $(@:bin/gx-%=%)"
diff --git a/bin/dist_get b/bin/dist_get
index 1dfe9ce0d2c3..6577b44d208e 100755
--- a/bin/dist_get
+++ b/bin/dist_get
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ unarchive() {
 	ua_outfile="$3"
 	ua_distname="$4"
 	ua_binpostfix=""
+	ua_os=$(uname -o)
 
-	if [ "$(uname -o)" = "Msys" ]; then
+	if [ "$ua_os" = "Msys" ] || [ "$ua_os" = "Cygwin" ] ; then
 	    ua_binpostfix=".exe"
 	fi
 	ua_outfile="$ua_outfile$ua_binpostfix"