diff --git a/make/autoconf/basic_tools.m4 b/make/autoconf/basic_tools.m4
index 66ef94d48a8..db6c893c8b3 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/basic_tools.m4
+++ b/make/autoconf/basic_tools.m4
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([BASIC_CHECK_MAKE_VERSION],
           if test "x$OPENJDK_BUILD_OS_ENV" = "xwindows.cygwin"; then
             MAKE_EXPECTED_ENV='cygwin'
           elif test "x$OPENJDK_BUILD_OS_ENV" = "xwindows.msys2"; then
-            MAKE_EXPECTED_ENV='msys'
+            MAKE_EXPECTED_ENV='cygwin|msys'
           elif test "x$OPENJDK_BUILD_OS_ENV" = "xwindows.wsl1" || test "x$OPENJDK_BUILD_OS_ENV" = "xwindows.wsl2"; then
             if test "x$OPENJDK_BUILD_CPU" = "xaarch64"; then
               MAKE_EXPECTED_ENV='aarch64-.*-linux-gnu'
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([BASIC_CHECK_MAKE_VERSION],
             AC_MSG_ERROR([Unknown Windows environment])
           fi
           MAKE_BUILT_FOR=`$MAKE_CANDIDATE --version | $GREP -i 'built for'`
-          IS_MAKE_CORRECT_ENV=`$ECHO $MAKE_BUILT_FOR | $GREP $MAKE_EXPECTED_ENV`
+          IS_MAKE_CORRECT_ENV=`$ECHO $MAKE_BUILT_FOR | $GREP -E $MAKE_EXPECTED_ENV`
         else
           # Not relevant for non-Windows
           IS_MAKE_CORRECT_ENV=true