diff --git a/bin/lein b/bin/lein
index 726b2ff4..83b5c11a 100755
--- a/bin/lein
+++ b/bin/lein
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ else
     if [ "$OSTYPE" = "cygwin" ]; then
         # When running on Cygwin, use Windows-style paths for java
         CLOJURE_JAR=`cygpath -w "$CLOJURE_JAR"`
+        ORIGINAL_PWD=`cygpath -w "$ORIGINAL_PWD"`
         CLASSPATH=`cygpath -wp "$CLASSPATH"`
         NULL_DEVICE=NUL
     fi