diff --git a/cmake/compileroptions.cmake b/cmake/compileroptions.cmake
index 17c8c287f..e5348ccd4 100644
--- a/cmake/compileroptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compileroptions.cmake
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ if (MSVC)
 	set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} /STACK:8000000")
 endif()
 
+if (CYGWIN)
+    set(EXTRA_C_FLAGS "${EXTRA_C_FLAGS} -Wl,--stack,8388608")
+endif()
+
 include(cmake/dynamic_analyzer_options.cmake    REQUIRED)
 
 # Add user supplied extra options (optimization, etc...)