diff --git a/makefiledir/Makefile.libdetection b/makefiledir/Makefile.libdetection
index 8d875b1057..3f5150c449 100644
--- a/makefiledir/Makefile.libdetection
+++ b/makefiledir/Makefile.libdetection
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ ifndef UNIX
 WIN32:=1
 CYGWIN:=1
 MINGW:=1
+STATIC:=1
+SKIP_STATIC_CHECK:=1
 endif
 else
 UNIX:=1
@@ -98,3 +100,9 @@ endif
 endif
 endif
 endif
+
+# workaround
+# cygwin have problems with libpng, so we will just disable it for now until the problem is solved
+ifdef CYGWIN
+WITH_PNG:=
+endif
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