diff --git a/icu4c/source/config/mh-cygwin-msvc b/icu4c/source/config/mh-cygwin-msvc
index 27f457cdeff..29683e90ea0 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/config/mh-cygwin-msvc
+++ b/icu4c/source/config/mh-cygwin-msvc
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 ## Cygwin-specific setup
 ## Copyright (c) 2001-2004, International Business Machines Corporation and
 ## others. All Rights Reserved.
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ I18N_STUBNAME = in
 
 ## Link commands to link to ICU libs
 LIBICUDT=	$(LIBDIR)/$(LIBICU)$(DATA_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX).lib
-LIBICUUC=	$(LIBDIR)/$(LIBICU)$(COMMON_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX).lib
+LIBICUUC=	$(LIBDIR)/$(LIBICU)$(COMMON_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX).lib $(LIBICUDT)
 LIBICUI18N=	$(LIBDIR)/$(LIBICU)$(I18N_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX).lib
 LIBICULE=	$(LIBDIR)/$(LIBICU)$(LAYOUT_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX).lib
 LIBICULX=	$(LIBDIR)/$(LIBICU)$(LAYOUTEX_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX).lib
@@ -89,6 +88,11 @@ LIBCTESTFW=	$(top_builddir)/tools/ctestfw/$(LIBICU)$(CTESTFW_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSU
 LIBICUTOOLUTIL=	$(LIBDIR)/$(LIBICU)$(TOOLUTIL_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX).lib
 LIBICUIO=	$(LIBDIR)/$(LIBICU)$(IO_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX).lib
 
+## If we can't use the shared libraries, use the static libraries
+ifneq ($(ENABLE_SHARED),YES)
+LIBICU=$(LIBSICU)
+endif
+
 # Current full path directory.
 CURR_FULL_DIR=$(shell cygpath -wma .)
 # Current full path directory for use in source code in a -D compiler option.