diff --git a/packages/conf-git/conf-git.1.0/opam b/packages/conf-git/conf-git.1.0/opam
index ea83b502f97..f20d0bc3171 100644
--- a/packages/conf-git/conf-git.1.0/opam
+++ b/packages/conf-git/conf-git.1.0/opam
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ depexts: [
   ["git"] {os-distribution = "arch"}
   ["git"] {os = "macos" & os-distribution = "homebrew"}
   ["system:git"] {os = "win32" & os-distribution = "cygwinports"}
+  # This is intentionally os = "cygwin" and *not* os-distribution = "cygwin"
+  # For native Windows, opam 2.2 recommends Git for Windows, so for native
+  # Windows there's no need for depext support.
+  ["git"] {os = "cygwin"}
 ]
 synopsis: "Virtual package relying on git"
 description:
diff --git a/packages/conf-git/conf-git.1.1/opam b/packages/conf-git/conf-git.1.1/opam
index 99ef4159d20..e5839e1e30d 100644
--- a/packages/conf-git/conf-git.1.1/opam
+++ b/packages/conf-git/conf-git.1.1/opam
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ depexts: [
   ["git"] {os-family = "arch"}
   ["git"] {os-family = "alpine"}
   ["system:git"] {os = "win32" & os-distribution = "cygwinports"}
+  # This is intentionally os = "cygwin" and *not* os-distribution = "cygwin"
+  # For native Windows, opam 2.2 recommends Git for Windows, so for native
+  # Windows there's no need for depext support.
+  ["git"] {os = "cygwin"}
   ["git"] {os = "freebsd"}
 ]
 synopsis: "Virtual package relying on git"