diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index b6adce0bc4..1b3ba8a341 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ ifeq ($(uname_O),Cygwin)
                 endif
         endif
 	HAVE_DEV_TTY = YesPlease
+	HAVE_GETDELIM = YesPlease
 	HAVE_ALLOCA_H = YesPlease
 	NEEDS_LIBICONV = YesPlease
 	NO_FAST_WORKING_DIRECTORY = UnfortunatelyYes