diff -rupN Python-2.7.13/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py Python-2.7.13-new/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py

--- Python-2.7.13/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py	2016-12-17 21:05:05.000000000 +0100

+++ Python-2.7.13-new/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py	2017-01-21 01:46:06.281609958 +0100

@@ -726,13 +726,6 @@ class build_ext (Command):

             # don't extend ext.libraries, it may be shared with other

             # extensions, it is a reference to the original list

             return ext.libraries + [pythonlib]

-        elif sys.platform[:6] == "cygwin":

-            template = "python%d.%d"

-            pythonlib = (template %

-                   (sys.hexversion >> 24, (sys.hexversion >> 16) & 0xff))

-            # don't extend ext.libraries, it may be shared with other

-            # extensions, it is a reference to the original list

-            return ext.libraries + [pythonlib]

         elif sys.platform[:6] == "atheos":

             from distutils import sysconfig