diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 if(APPLE)
    find_package(Qt5MacExtras ${REQUIRED_QT_VERSION} REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
 endif()
-if (WIN32)
+if (WIN32 AND NOT MSYS)
     find_package(LibSnoreToast REQUIRED)
     set_package_properties(LibSnoreToast PROPERTIES TYPE REQUIRED
                             PURPOSE     "for the Windows Toast Notifications"
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 find_package(KF5Config ${KF5_DEP_VERSION} REQUIRED)
 find_package(KF5CoreAddons ${KF5_DEP_VERSION} REQUIRED)
 
-if (NOT WIN32 AND NOT ANDROID)
+if ((NOT WIN32 AND NOT ANDROID) OR MSYS)
     find_package(Qt5 ${REQUIRED_QT_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED DBus)
     find_package(Canberra)
     set_package_properties(Canberra PROPERTIES
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     list(APPEND knotifications_SRCS notifybyandroid.cpp knotifications.qrc)
 endif()
 
-if (WIN32)
+if (WIN32 AND NOT MSYS)
   list(APPEND knotifications_SRCS notifybysnore.cpp)
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/src/config-knotifications.h.cmake b/src/config-knotifications.h.cmake
--- a/src/config-knotifications.h.cmake
+++ b/src/config-knotifications.h.cmake
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_DBUSMENUQT
 
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_KWINDOWSYSTEM
+
+#cmakedefine MSYS
diff --git a/src/knotificationmanager.cpp b/src/knotificationmanager.cpp
--- a/src/knotificationmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/knotificationmanager.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include "knotificationmanager_p.h"
 #include "knotification.h"
 
+#include <config-knotifications.h> 
+
 #include <QHash>
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <KPluginLoader>
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@
 #include "notifybyandroid.h"
 #elif defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
 #include "notifybymacosnotificationcenter.h"
-#elif defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+#elif defined(Q_OS_WIN) && !defined(MSYS)
 #include "notifybysnore.h"
 #else
 #include "notifybypopup.h"
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@
     if (action == QLatin1String("Popup")) {
 #if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
             plugin = new NotifyByAndroid(this);
-#elif defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+#elif defined(Q_OS_WIN) && !defined(MSYS)
             plugin = new NotifyBySnore(this);
 #elif defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
             plugin = new NotifyByMacOSNotificationCenter(this);