diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4453237b06b5b7..e09baf6ac96c12 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7783,7 +7783,7 @@ printf "%s\n" "#define Py_ENABLE_SHARED 1" >>confdefs.h
     CYGWIN*)
       LDLIBRARY='libpython$(LDVERSION).dll.a'
       BLDLIBRARY='-L. -lpython$(LDVERSION)'
-      DLLLIBRARY='libpython$(LDVERSION).dll'
+      DLLLIBRARY='cygpython$(LDVERSION).dll'
       ;;
     SunOS*)
       LDLIBRARY='libpython$(LDVERSION).so'
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 87e8abdf3852d6..d720d322453ee7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@ if test $enable_shared = "yes"; then
     CYGWIN*)
       LDLIBRARY='libpython$(LDVERSION).dll.a'
       BLDLIBRARY='-L. -lpython$(LDVERSION)'
-      DLLLIBRARY='libpython$(LDVERSION).dll'
+      DLLLIBRARY='cygpython$(LDVERSION).dll'
       ;;
     SunOS*)
       LDLIBRARY='libpython$(LDVERSION).so'