diff --git a/tools/sethost.sh b/tools/sethost.sh
index fbeca61302d..5c7aa6a2cda 100755
--- a/tools/sethost.sh
+++ b/tools/sethost.sh
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ done
 #   Cygwin: CYGWIN_NT-10.0-WOW
 #   Linux: Linux
 #   MSYS: MINGW32_NT-6.2
+#   MSYS2: MSYS_NT-6.3-9600
 #   BSD: FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, *BSD
 
 if [ -z "$host" ]; then
@@ -98,6 +99,10 @@ if [ -z "$host" ]; then
       host=windows
       wenv=msys
       ;;
+    MSYS*)
+      host=windows
+      wenv=msys
+      ;;
     *)
       # Assume linux as a fallback