diff --git a/Python/dynload_shlib.c b/Python/dynload_shlib.c
index 28f50b1f76e..7c8bfd2c3b7 100644
--- a/Python/dynload_shlib.c
+++ b/Python/dynload_shlib.c
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 
 const struct filedescr _PyImport_DynLoadFiletab[] = {
 #ifdef __CYGWIN__
-	{".pyd", "rb", C_EXTENSION},
 	{".dll", "rb", C_EXTENSION},
+	{"module.dll", "rb", C_EXTENSION},
 #else
 	{".so", "rb", C_EXTENSION},
 	{"module.so", "rb", C_EXTENSION},