diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/lint_package/build_references.sh.in b/scripts/libmakepkg/lint_package/build_references.sh.in
index 9b7ffab18..a5fc45500 100644
--- a/scripts/libmakepkg/lint_package/build_references.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/libmakepkg/lint_package/build_references.sh.in
@@ -37,5 +37,13 @@ warn_build_references() {
 			printf '%s\n' "${refs[@]#"$pkgdir/"}" >&2
 		fi
 	done
+
+	# Check for Windows-style MSYS2 root path
+	if find "${pkgdir}" -type f -print0 | xargs -0 grep -iFqI "$(cygpath -m /)" ; then
+		warning "$(gettext "Package contains reference to %s")" "\$(cygpath -m /)"
+	fi
+	if find "${pkgdir}" -type f -print0 | xargs -0 grep -iFqI "$(cygpath -w /)" ; then
+		warning "$(gettext "Package contains reference to %s")" "\$(cygpath -w /)"
+	fi
 	return 0
 }