diff --git a/dlls/avifile.dll16/Makefile.in b/dlls/avifile.dll16/Makefile.in
index 4152c2f9f2a..83407c9b3db 100644
--- a/dlls/avifile.dll16/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/avifile.dll16/Makefile.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MODULE    = avifile.dll16
 IMPORTS   = avifil32
-EXTRADLLFLAGS = -m16 -Wb,--main-module,avifil32.dll
+EXTRADLLFLAGS = -m16 -mno-cygwin -Wb,--main-module,avifil32.dll
 
 C_SRCS = \
 	main.c