diff --git a/include/SDL3/SDL_egl.h b/include/SDL3/SDL_egl.h
index 1371c4d012..2690e9c21c 100644
--- a/include/SDL3/SDL_egl.h
+++ b/include/SDL3/SDL_egl.h
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@
 #if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_WIN32_WCE) && !defined(__SCITECH_SNAP__)
     /* Win32 but not WinCE */
 #   define KHRONOS_APIENTRY __stdcall
+#elif defined(__CYGWIN__) /* __CYGWIN__ added by SDL */
+#   define KHRONOS_APIENTRY __stdcall
 #else
 #   define KHRONOS_APIENTRY
 #endif
diff --git a/src/video/khronos/KHR/khrplatform.h b/src/video/khronos/KHR/khrplatform.h
index 01646449ca..ce63eee076 100644
--- a/src/video/khronos/KHR/khrplatform.h
+++ b/src/video/khronos/KHR/khrplatform.h
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@
 #if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_WIN32_WCE) && !defined(__SCITECH_SNAP__)
     /* Win32 but not WinCE */
 #   define KHRONOS_APIENTRY __stdcall
+#elif defined(__CYGWIN__) /* __CYGWIN__ added by SDL */
+#   define KHRONOS_APIENTRY __stdcall
 #else
 #   define KHRONOS_APIENTRY
 #endif