diff --git a/gcl b/gcl
index f7e6054034..ae44536a6d 100755
--- a/gcl
+++ b/gcl
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# Copyright (c) 2009 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
 
 base_dir=$(dirname "$0")
 
+# Use the batch file as an entry point if on cygwin.
+if [ "${OSTYPE}" = "cygwin" ]; then
+   ${base_dir}/gcl.bat $*
+   exit
+fi
+
 exec python "$base_dir/gcl.py" "$@"
diff --git a/gcl.bat b/gcl.bat
index 526bb520fc..f673349518 100755
--- a/gcl.bat
+++ b/gcl.bat
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-@call python "%~dp0gcl.py" %*
+@echo off
+:: This is required with cygwin only.
+PATH=%~dp0;%PATH%
+call python "%~dp0gcl.py" %*