diff --git a/Python/dynload_shlib.c b/Python/dynload_shlib.c
index 2e1455fbe232f4..0ff88ad330fd09 100644
--- a/Python/dynload_shlib.c
+++ b/Python/dynload_shlib.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 const char *_PyImport_DynLoadFiletab[] = {
 #ifdef __CYGWIN__
+    "." SOABI ".dll",
     ".dll",
 #else  /* !__CYGWIN__ */
     "." SOABI ".so",