--- a/squashfs-tools/global.h
+++ b/squashfs-tools/global.h
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ typedef long long squashfs_fragment_inde
 typedef squashfs_inode_t squashfs_inode;
 typedef squashfs_block_t squashfs_block;
 
+#ifdef __CYGWIN__
+#include <sys/termios.h>
+#define FNM_EXTMATCH  (1 << 5)
+#endif
+
 #ifndef FNM_EXTMATCH
 #define FNM_EXTMATCH 0
 #endif
--- a/squashfs-tools/mksquashfs.c
+++ b/squashfs-tools/mksquashfs.c
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 
 #ifndef linux
+#ifndef __CYGWIN__
 #define __BYTE_ORDER BYTE_ORDER
 #define __BIG_ENDIAN BIG_ENDIAN
 #define __LITTLE_ENDIAN LITTLE_ENDIAN
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#endif /* __CYGWIN__ */
 #else
 #include <endian.h>
 #include <sys/sysinfo.h>
@@ -817,6 +819,7 @@ void sigusr1_handler()
 
 void sigwinch_handler()
 {
+#ifndef __CYGWIN__
 	struct winsize winsize;
 
 	if(ioctl(1, TIOCGWINSZ, &winsize) == -1) {
@@ -826,6 +829,9 @@ void sigwinch_handler()
 		columns = 80;
 	} else
 		columns = winsize.ws_col;
+#else
+	columns = 80;
+#endif
 }
 
 
@@ -3853,7 +3859,9 @@ void initialise_threads()
 		BAD_ERROR("Failed to set signal mask in intialise_threads\n");
 
 	signal(SIGUSR1, sigusr1_handler);
-
+#ifdef __CYGWIN__
+	processors = atoi(getenv("NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS"));
+#else
 	if(processors == -1) {
 #ifndef linux
 		int mib[2];
@@ -3875,6 +3883,7 @@ void initialise_threads()
 		processors = get_nprocs();
 #endif
 	}
+#endif /* __CYGWIN__ */
 
 	if((thread = malloc((2 + processors * 2) * sizeof(pthread_t))) == NULL)
 		BAD_ERROR("Out of memory allocating thread descriptors\n");
--- a/squashfs-tools/read_fs.c
+++ b/squashfs-tools/read_fs.c
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ extern unsigned int get_guid(unsigned in
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 
 #ifndef linux
+#ifndef __CYGWIN__
 #define __BYTE_ORDER BYTE_ORDER
 #define __BIG_ENDIAN BIG_ENDIAN
 #define __LITTLE_ENDIAN LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#endif
 #else
 #include <endian.h>
 #endif
--- a/squashfs-tools/swap.c
+++ b/squashfs-tools/swap.c
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
  */
 
 #ifndef linux
+#ifndef __CYGWIN__
 #define __BYTE_ORDER BYTE_ORDER
 #define __BIG_ENDIAN BIG_ENDIAN
 #define __LITTLE_ENDIAN LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#endif
 #else
 #include <endian.h>
 #endif
--- a/squashfs-tools/unsquashfs.c
+++ b/squashfs-tools/unsquashfs.c
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ void update_progress_bar();
 
 void sigwinch_handler()
 {
+#ifndef __CYGWIN__
 	struct winsize winsize;
 
 	if(ioctl(1, TIOCGWINSZ, &winsize) == -1) {
@@ -121,6 +122,9 @@ void sigwinch_handler()
 		columns = 80;
 	} else
 		columns = winsize.ws_col;
+#else
+	columns = 80;
+#endif
 }
 
 
@@ -1787,7 +1791,9 @@ void initialise_threads(int fragment_buf
 	if(sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &sigmask, &old_mask) == -1)
 		EXIT_UNSQUASH("Failed to set signal mask in intialise_threads"
 			"\n");
-
+#ifdef __CYGWIN__
+	processors = atoi(getenv("NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS"));
+#else
 	if(processors == -1) {
 #ifndef linux
 		int mib[2];
@@ -1809,6 +1815,7 @@ void initialise_threads(int fragment_buf
 		processors = get_nprocs();
 #endif
 	}
+#endif /* __CYGWIN__ */
 
 	if((thread = malloc((3 + processors) * sizeof(pthread_t))) == NULL)
 		EXIT_UNSQUASH("Out of memory allocating thread descriptors\n");
--- a/squashfs-tools/unsquashfs.h
+++ b/squashfs-tools/unsquashfs.h
@@ -45,10 +45,12 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
 #ifndef linux
+#ifndef __CYGWIN__
 #define __BYTE_ORDER BYTE_ORDER
 #define __BIG_ENDIAN BIG_ENDIAN
 #define __LITTLE_ENDIAN LITTLE_ENDIAN
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#endif /* __CYGWIN__ */
 #else
 #include <endian.h>
 #include <sys/sysinfo.h>