diff --git a/deps/tools/common.mk b/deps/tools/common.mk
index 4030953..d8aa6d5 100644
--- a/deps/tools/common.mk
+++ b/deps/tools/common.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ifneq ($(VERBOSE), 0)
 CMAKE_COMMON += -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON
 endif
 # The call to which here is to work around https://cmake.org/Bug/view.php?id=14366
-CMAKE_COMMON += -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="$$(which $(CC_BASE))"
+CMAKE_COMMON += -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="$$(cygpath -m $$(which $(CC_BASE)))"
 ifneq ($(strip $(CMAKE_CC_ARG)),)
 CMAKE_COMMON += -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_ARG1="$(CMAKE_CC_ARG)"
 endif
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(CMAKE_GENERATOR),Ninja)
 CMAKE_GENERATOR_COMMAND := -G Ninja
 else ifeq ($(CMAKE_GENERATOR),make)
-CMAKE_GENERATOR_COMMAND := -G "Unix Makefiles"
+CMAKE_GENERATOR_COMMAND := -G "MSYS Makefiles"
 else
 $(error Unknown CMake generator '$(CMAKE_GENERATOR)'. Options are 'Ninja' and 'make')
 endif