diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.21/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.21/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch
index ae7a77e16f6..8c22743d748 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.21/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.21/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
  #include <sys/mman.h>
  #include <fcntl.h>
  #include <unistd.h>
-+#ifndef __APPLE__
++#if !(defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__CYGWIN__))
  #include <elf.h>
 +#else
 +#include "../../../../../tools/sstrip/include/elf.h"
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.25/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.25/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch
index 45a3f270061..88c0421f03c 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.25/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.25/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
  #include <sys/mman.h>
  #include <fcntl.h>
  #include <unistd.h>
-+#ifndef __APPLE__
++#if !(defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__CYGWIN__))
  #include <elf.h>
 +#else
 +#include "../../../../../tools/sstrip/include/elf.h"
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch
index 96fffc0660d..b59027d7c79 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
  #include <sys/mman.h>
  #include <fcntl.h>
  #include <unistd.h>
-+#ifndef __APPLE__
++#if !(defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__CYGWIN__))
  #include <elf.h>
 +#else
 +#include "../../../../../tools/sstrip/include/elf.h"
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch
index c5aadd1ad18..4ff1536773f 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
  #include <sys/mman.h>
  #include <fcntl.h>
  #include <unistd.h>
-+#ifndef __APPLE__
++#if !(defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__CYGWIN__))
  #include <elf.h>
 +#else
 +#include "../../../../../tools/sstrip/include/elf.h"
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.30/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.30/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch
index c5aadd1ad18..4ff1536773f 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.30/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.30/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
  #include <sys/mman.h>
  #include <fcntl.h>
  #include <unistd.h>
-+#ifndef __APPLE__
++#if !(defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__CYGWIN__))
  #include <elf.h>
 +#else
 +#include "../../../../../tools/sstrip/include/elf.h"
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.31/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.31/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch
index e98a10d1062..fc64c17d524 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.31/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.31/902-darwin_scripts_include.patch
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
  #include <sys/mman.h>
  #include <fcntl.h>
  #include <unistd.h>
-+#ifndef __APPLE__
++#if !(defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__CYGWIN__))
  #include <elf.h>
 +#else
 +#include "../../../../../tools/sstrip/include/elf.h"