diff --git a/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN-GNU.cmake b/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN-GNU.cmake
index 6f72a75b7a..5aad45bada 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN-GNU.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN-GNU.cmake
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ set(CMAKE_CREATE_WIN32_EXE  "-mwindows")
 
 set(CMAKE_GNULD_IMAGE_VERSION
   "-Wl,--major-image-version,<TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR>,--minor-image-version,<TARGET_VERSION_MINOR>")
-
+set(CMAKE_GENERATOR_RC windres)
+enable_language(RC)
 macro(__cygwin_compiler_gnu lang)
   # Binary link rules.
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_CREATE_SHARED_MODULE
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN-windres.cmake b/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN-windres.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8bc1b15e9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN-windres.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SET(CMAKE_RC_COMPILE_OBJECT "<CMAKE_RC_COMPILER> -O coff <FLAGS> <DEFINES> <SOURCE> <OBJECT>")