diff --git a/rbutil/ipodpatcher/Makefile b/rbutil/ipodpatcher/Makefile
index 79d1b2f62a..186c1da5c9 100644
--- a/rbutil/ipodpatcher/Makefile
+++ b/rbutil/ipodpatcher/Makefile
@@ -14,10 +14,15 @@ ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(shell uname)),CYGWIN)
 OUTPUT=ipodpatcher.exe
 CROSS=
 CFLAGS+=-mno-cygwin
+else 
+ifeq ($(findstring MINGW,$(shell uname)),MINGW)
+OUTPUT=ipodpatcher.exe
+CROSS=
 else
 OUTPUT=ipodpatcher
 CROSS=i586-mingw32msvc-
 endif
+endif
 
 NATIVECC = gcc
 CC = $(CROSS)gcc
diff --git a/rbutil/sansapatcher/Makefile b/rbutil/sansapatcher/Makefile
index 3786a41030..c425bbc892 100644
--- a/rbutil/sansapatcher/Makefile
+++ b/rbutil/sansapatcher/Makefile
@@ -5,9 +5,14 @@ OUTPUT=sansapatcher.exe
 CROSS=
 CFLAGS+=-mno-cygwin
 else
+ifeq ($(findstring MINGW,$(shell uname)),MINGW)
+OUTPUT=sansapatcher.exe
+CROSS
+else
 OUTPUT=sansapatcher
 CROSS=i586-mingw32msvc-
 endif
+endif
 
 NATIVECC = gcc
 CC = $(CROSS)gcc