diff --git a/plugins/npm/npm.plugin.zsh b/plugins/npm/npm.plugin.zsh
index 38e699ea0..3c3c4a2df 100644
--- a/plugins/npm/npm.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/npm/npm.plugin.zsh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+if [ Cygwin = "$(uname -o 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+    return
+fi
 eval "$(npm completion 2>/dev/null)"
 
 # Install dependencies globally