diff --git a/dlls/winnls.dll16/Makefile.in b/dlls/winnls.dll16/Makefile.in
index 7326bf69eef..73f0ef564e4 100644
--- a/dlls/winnls.dll16/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/winnls.dll16/Makefile.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 MODULE    = winnls.dll16
 IMPORTS   = winnls32
-EXTRADLLFLAGS = -m16 -Wb,--main-module,winnls32.dll
+EXTRADLLFLAGS = -m16 -mno-cygwin -Wb,--main-module,winnls32.dll
 
 C_SRCS = winnls.c