diff --git a/spring-boot-cli/src/main/executablecontent/bin/spring b/spring-boot-cli/src/main/executablecontent/bin/spring
index 0ba9c5d66f..21ba6a064b 100755
--- a/spring-boot-cli/src/main/executablecontent/bin/spring
+++ b/spring-boot-cli/src/main/executablecontent/bin/spring
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ case "`uname`" in
 		cygwin=true
 		;;
 
+	MINGW*)
+		cygwin=true
+		;;
+
 	Darwin*)
 		darwin=true
 		;;