diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcadb2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* text eol=lf
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 50fc180..5526159 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ dnl ----------------------------------------------
 dnl For OSX
 dnl ----------------------------------------------
 case "$target" in
+   *-cygwin* )
+      # Do something specific for windows using winfsp
+      CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -D_GNU_SOURCE=1"
+      min_fuse_version=2.8
+      ;;
    *-darwin* )
       # Do something specific for mac
       min_fuse_version=2.7.3