diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 95bd13e58..308ad4114 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -258,6 +258,14 @@ OBJS_ALL                := affinity autotune benchmark bitmap bitops combinator
 NATIVE_OBJS             := $(foreach OBJ,$(OBJS_ALL),obj/$(OBJ).NATIVE.o)
 NATIVE_SHARED_OBJS      := $(foreach OBJ,$(OBJS_ALL),obj/$(OBJ).NATIVE.SHARED.o)
 
+ifeq ($(UNAME),CYGWIN)
+NATIVE_OBJS		+= $(CRT_GLOB)
+endif # CYGWIN
+
+ifeq ($(UNAME),MSYS2)
+NATIVE_OBJS		+= $(CRT_GLOB)
+endif # MSYS2
+
 LINUX_32_OBJS           := $(foreach OBJ,$(OBJS_ALL),obj/$(OBJ).LINUX.32.o)
 LINUX_64_OBJS           := $(foreach OBJ,$(OBJS_ALL),obj/$(OBJ).LINUX.64.o)
 
diff --git a/src/opencl.c b/src/opencl.c
index 1c5168b59..136097c6e 100644
--- a/src/opencl.c
+++ b/src/opencl.c
@@ -3761,7 +3761,7 @@ int opencl_session_begin (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
           //if (CL_rc == -1) return -1;
 
           #if defined (DEBUG)
-          if ((build_log_size != 0) || (CL_rc == -1))
+          if ((build_log_size > 1) || (CL_rc == -1))
           #else
           if (CL_rc == -1)
           #endif
@@ -3863,7 +3863,7 @@ int opencl_session_begin (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
         //if (CL_rc == -1) return -1;
 
         #if defined (DEBUG)
-        if ((build_log_size != 0) || (CL_rc == -1))
+        if ((build_log_size > 1) || (CL_rc == -1))
         #else
         if (CL_rc == -1)
         #endif
@@ -3967,7 +3967,7 @@ int opencl_session_begin (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
         //if (CL_rc == -1) return -1;
 
         #if defined (DEBUG)
-        if ((build_log_size != 0) || (CL_rc == -1))
+        if ((build_log_size > 1) || (CL_rc == -1))
         #else
         if (CL_rc == -1)
         #endif
@@ -4109,7 +4109,7 @@ int opencl_session_begin (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
         //if (CL_rc == -1) return -1;
 
         #if defined (DEBUG)
-        if ((build_log_size != 0) || (CL_rc == -1))
+        if ((build_log_size > 1) || (CL_rc == -1))
         #else
         if (CL_rc == -1)
         #endif
diff --git a/src/win_file_globbing.mk b/src/win_file_globbing.mk
index cd6cb97f7..b584e9904 100644
--- a/src/win_file_globbing.mk
+++ b/src/win_file_globbing.mk
@@ -16,15 +16,18 @@ IS_WIN_BUILD       := $(filter binaries,$(MG))$(filter win32,$(MG))$(filter win6
 
 ifneq (,$(IS_WIN_BUILD))
 
-# entering this code path means: we need to check for CRT_glob.o since we try to build binaries for windows operating systems
+ifeq ($(UNAME),CYGWIN)
+$(error Cross-compiling on $(UNAME) is not supported, please use the native target)
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(UNAME),MSYS2)
-CRT_GLOB_LIB_PATH_32    ?= /mingw32/i686-w64-mingw32/lib/
-CRT_GLOB_LIB_PATH_64    ?= /mingw64/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/
-else
+$(error Cross-compiling on $(UNAME) is not supported, please use the native target)
+endif
+
+# entering this code path means: we need to check for CRT_glob.o since we try to build binaries for windows operating systems
+
 CRT_GLOB_LIB_PATH_32    ?= /usr/i686-w64-mingw32/lib/
 CRT_GLOB_LIB_PATH_64    ?= /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/
-endif
 
 CRT_GLOB_LIB_SYSROOT_32 := $(shell $(CC_WIN_32) --verbose 2>&1 | $(EGREP) -m 1 -o '(with-sysroot="[^"]"|with-sysroot=[^ ]*)' | $(SED) 's/^with-sysroot="\?\([^"]*\)"\?$$/\1/')
 CRT_GLOB_LIB_SYSROOT_64 := $(shell $(CC_WIN_64) --verbose 2>&1 | $(EGREP) -m 1 -o '(with-sysroot="[^"]"|with-sysroot=[^ ]*)' | $(SED) 's/^with-sysroot="\?\([^"]*\)"\?$$/\1/')
@@ -64,3 +67,24 @@ $(warning $(WARNING_MESSAGE))
 endif
 
 endif
+
+IS_WIN_BUILD_NATIVE := $(filter CYGWIN,$(UNAME))$(filter MSYS2,$(UNAME))
+
+ifneq (,$(IS_WIN_BUILD_NATIVE))
+
+# entering this code path means: we need to check for CRT_glob.o since we try to build binaries for windows operating systems
+
+CRT_GLOB := $(shell $(FIND) / -name $(CRT_GLOB_FILE_NAME) -print -quit)
+
+ifeq (,$(CRT_GLOB))
+define WARNING_MESSAGE=
+
+
+! The MinGW CRT GLOB library was not found on your system. Please make sure that $(CRT_GLOB_FILE_NAME) exists
+! ATTENTION: File globbing will be disabled
+
+endef
+$(warning $(WARNING_MESSAGE))
+endif
+
+endif