diff --git a/mesonbuild/dependencies/python.py b/mesonbuild/dependencies/python.py
index db4944bab777..883a29ad97f2 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/dependencies/python.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/dependencies/python.py
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ def get_windows_link_args(self, limited_api: bool) -> T.Optional[T.List[str]]:
             if self.static:
                 libpath = Path('libs') / f'libpython{vernum}.a'
             else:
+                if limited_api:
+                    vernum = vernum[0]
                 comp = self.get_compiler()
                 if comp.id == "gcc":
                     if imp_lower == 'pypy' and verdot == '3.8':
@@ -228,8 +230,6 @@ def get_windows_link_args(self, limited_api: bool) -> T.Optional[T.List[str]]:
                     else:
                         libpath = Path(f'python{vernum}.dll')
                 else:
-                    if limited_api:
-                        vernum = vernum[0]
                     if self.is_freethreaded:
                         libpath = Path('libs') / f'python{vernum}t.lib'
                     else:
diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/24 libgcrypt/test.json b/test cases/frameworks/24 libgcrypt/test.json
index de9b738f6c45..23af7d93189d 100644
--- a/test cases/frameworks/24 libgcrypt/test.json	
+++ b/test cases/frameworks/24 libgcrypt/test.json	
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "expect_skip_on_jobname": ["azure", "msys2"]
+  "expect_skip_on_jobname": ["azure", "cygwin", "msys2"]
 }