--- h5py-py3-2.3.1/setup.py	2014-06-23 01:13:59.000000000 +0200
+++ h5py-py2-2.3.1/setup.py	2014-09-25 21:35:00.415345000 +0200
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 VERSION = '2.3.1'
 
+MSYS = "MSYSTEM" in os.environ
 
 # --- Encapsulate NumPy imports in a specialized Extension type ---------------
 
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@
 
 # --- Configure Cython and create extensions ----------------------------------
 
-if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
+if sys.platform.startswith('win') and not MSYS:
     COMPILER_SETTINGS = {
         'libraries'     : ['h5py_hdf5','h5py_hdf5_hl'],
         'include_dirs'  : [localpath('lzf'),