diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/modular/packaging/components.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/modular/packaging/components.nix
index df8ee0671382b..38da049618b13 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/modular/packaging/components.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/modular/packaging/components.nix
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ let
       +
         lib.optionalString
           (
-            !stdenv.hostPlatform.isWindows
+            !(stdenv.hostPlatform.isWindows || stdenv.hostPlatform.isCygwin)
             # build failure
             && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic
             # LTO breaks exception handling on x86-64-darwin.
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
index f6efd125497a7..7f2696a238281 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ let
 
   cygwinCommon = {
     hello = nativePlatforms;
+    nixVersions.git = nativePlatforms;
   };
 
   wasiCommon = {