diff --git a/plugin/fzf.vim b/plugin/fzf.vim
index b724d773..fc36b8c5 100644
--- a/plugin/fzf.vim
+++ b/plugin/fzf.vim
@@ -532,8 +532,9 @@ try
         \ executable('tput') && filereadable('/dev/tty')
   let has_vim8_term = has('terminal') && has('patch-8.0.995')
   let has_nvim_term = has('nvim-0.2.1') || has('nvim') && !s:is_win
-  let use_term = has_nvim_term ||
-    \ has_vim8_term && !has('win32unix') && (has('gui_running') || s:is_win || s:present(dict, 'down', 'up', 'left', 'right', 'window'))
+  let use_term = has_nvim_term || has_vim8_term 
+    \ && !(has('win32unix') && $TERM_PROGRAM ==# 'mintty' && !executable('winpty'))
+    \ && (has('gui_running') || s:is_win || s:present(dict, 'down', 'up', 'left', 'right', 'window'))
   let use_tmux = (has_key(dict, 'tmux') || (!use_height && !use_term || prefer_tmux) && !has('win32unix') && s:splittable(dict)) && s:tmux_enabled()
   if prefer_tmux && use_tmux
     let use_height = 0
@@ -713,10 +714,10 @@ function! s:execute(dict, command, use_height, temps) abort
       call jobstart(cmd, fzf)
       return []
     endif
-  elseif has('win32unix') && $TERM !=# 'cygwin'
+  elseif has('win32unix') && $TERM_PROGRAM ==# 'mintty' && !executable('winpty')
     let shellscript = s:fzf_tempname()
     call s:writefile([command], shellscript)
-    let command = 'cmd.exe //C '.fzf#shellescape('set "TERM=" & start /WAIT sh -c '.shellscript)
+    let command = 'start //WAIT sh -c '.shellscript
     let a:temps.shellscript = shellscript
   endif
   if a:use_height