diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index 72a1d339c9..eb66fddb1b 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ inside:
 				}
 			}
 			if (protect_ntfs) {
-#ifdef GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE
+#if defined GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE || defined __CYGWIN__
 				if (c == '\\')
 					return 0;
 #endif
diff --git a/t/t7415-submodule-names.sh b/t/t7415-submodule-names.sh
index f70368bc2e..6bf098a6be 100755
--- a/t/t7415-submodule-names.sh
+++ b/t/t7415-submodule-names.sh
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ test_expect_success 'fsck detects corrupt .gitmodules' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success MINGW 'prevent git~1 squatting on Windows' '
+test_expect_success WINDOWS 'prevent git~1 squatting on Windows' '
 	git init squatting &&
 	(
 		cd squatting &&
@@ -219,10 +219,13 @@ test_expect_success MINGW 'prevent git~1 squatting on Windows' '
 		test_tick &&
 		git -c core.protectNTFS=false commit -m "module"
 	) &&
-	test_must_fail git -c core.protectNTFS=false \
-		clone --recurse-submodules squatting squatting-clone 2>err &&
-	test_i18ngrep -e "directory not empty" -e "not an empty directory" err &&
-	! grep gitdir squatting-clone/d/a/git~2
+	if test_have_prereq MINGW
+	then
+		test_must_fail git -c core.protectNTFS=false \
+			clone --recurse-submodules squatting squatting-clone 2>err &&
+		test_i18ngrep -e "directory not empty" -e "not an empty directory" err &&
+		! grep gitdir squatting-clone/d/a/git~2
+	fi
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git dirs of sibling submodules must not be nested' '
diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index 3dec266221..adaa2db601 100644
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -1459,6 +1459,7 @@ case $uname_s in
 	test_set_prereq NATIVE_CRLF
 	test_set_prereq SED_STRIPS_CR
 	test_set_prereq GREP_STRIPS_CR
+	test_set_prereq WINDOWS
 	GIT_TEST_CMP=mingw_test_cmp
 	;;
 *CYGWIN*)
@@ -1467,6 +1468,7 @@ case $uname_s in
 	test_set_prereq CYGWIN
 	test_set_prereq SED_STRIPS_CR
 	test_set_prereq GREP_STRIPS_CR
+	test_set_prereq WINDOWS
 	;;
 *)
 	test_set_prereq POSIXPERM