diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix b/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
index df1f63d5fda6..1f1c7b9cd89c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
@@ -199,7 +199,10 @@ let {
   ;};
 
   cygwinPkgs = {inherit (allPackages {system = "i686-cygwin";})
-#    aterm
+    aterm
+    gnum4
+    readline
+    ncurses
   ;};
 
   body = [