diff -Naur Python-3.8.0-orig/Lib/distutils/cygwinccompiler.py Python-3.8.0/Lib/distutils/cygwinccompiler.py
--- Python-3.8.0-orig/Lib/distutils/cygwinccompiler.py	2019-10-22 10:04:05.048267100 +0300
+++ Python-3.8.0/Lib/distutils/cygwinccompiler.py	2019-10-22 10:04:06.140269100 +0300
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
         # (On my machine: 10KiB < stripped_file < ??100KiB
         #   unstripped_file = stripped_file + XXX KiB
         #  ( XXX=254 for a typical python extension))
-        if not debug:
+        if not debug and not hasattr(sys, 'gettotalrefcount'):
             extra_preargs.append("-s")
 
         UnixCCompiler.link(self, target_desc, objects, output_filename,
