diff --git a/encfs/main.cpp b/encfs/main.cpp
index c624341..93925ee 100644
--- a/encfs/main.cpp
+++ b/encfs/main.cpp
@@ -380,6 +380,11 @@ static bool processArgs(int argc, char *argv[],
         /* Disable kernel dentry cache
          * Fallout unknown, disabling for safety */
         PUSHARG("-oentry_timeout=0");
+#ifdef __CYGWIN__
+        // Should be enforced due to attr_timeout=0, but does not seem to work correctly
+        // https://github.com/billziss-gh/winfsp/issues/155
+        PUSHARG("-oFileInfoTimeout=0");
+#endif
         break;
       case 'm':
         out->opts->mountOnDemand = true;
diff --git a/integration/reverse.t.pl b/integration/reverse.t.pl
index 9acf7cd..ce73d14 100755
--- a/integration/reverse.t.pl
+++ b/integration/reverse.t.pl
@@ -49,9 +49,23 @@ sub newWorkingDir
     our $plain = "$workingDir/plain";
     mkdir($plain);
     our $ciphertext = "$workingDir/ciphertext";
-    mkdir($ciphertext);
+    if ($^O ne "cygwin")
+    {
+        mkdir($ciphertext);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        $ciphertext = "/cygdrive/x";
+    }
     our $decrypted = "$workingDir/decrypted";
-    mkdir($decrypted);
+    if ($^O ne "cygwin")
+    {
+        mkdir($decrypted);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        $decrypted = "/cygdrive/y";
+    }
 }
 
 # Helper function
@@ -231,7 +245,14 @@ encfsctl_cat_test();
 symlink_test("/"); # absolute
 symlink_test("foo"); # relative
 symlink_test("/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15/15/17/18"); # long
-symlink_test("!§\$%&/()\\<>#+="); # special characters
+if ($^O ne "cygwin")
+{
+    symlink_test("!§\$%&/()\\<>#+="); # special characters
+}
+else
+{
+    symlink_test("!§\$%&/()//<>#+="); # special characters but without \ which is not Windows compliant
+}                                     # Absolute symlinks may failed on Windows : https://github.com/billziss-gh/winfsp/issues/153
 symlink_test("$plain/foo");
 writesDenied();