diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0d32205..4757bc1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ENDIF(WIN32)
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/)
 add_definitions("-DHAVE_CONFIG_H")
 
-if(MINGW)
+if(MINGW AND CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
   # force MinGW-w64 in 32bit mode
   add_definitions("-m32")
   add_definitions("-DNOCRYPT")
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0d9b05d..dce4145 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ If you are new to _libfreefare_ or the _nfc-tools_, you should collect useful in
 | Mifare Application Directory (MAD) v3 | Supported (part of Mifare DESFire support) |
 
 # Installation
+
+## For *NIX systems
+
 You can use released version (see **Download** section) or development version:
 
 First, ensure all dependencies are installed:
@@ -63,6 +66,18 @@ You can now compile **libfreefare** the usual autotools way:
 make
 sudo make install
 ```
+## For Windows Systems
+
+### Requirements
+
+* cmake
+* make
+* mingw{32,64}-gcc
+
+### Building
+
+    mingw64-cmake -DLIBNFC_INCLUDE_DIRS=/path/to/libnfc-source/include  -DLIBNFC_LIBRARIES=/path/to/libnfc.dll
+    mingw64-make
 
 # Debug
 In order to debug using gdb, you should tune the CFLAGS: