diff --git a/packages/@ionic/utils-terminal/src/index.ts b/packages/@ionic/utils-terminal/src/index.ts
index ddd425dcdc..e59a80bc1a 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/utils-terminal/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/utils-terminal/src/index.ts
@@ -63,9 +63,8 @@ export const TERMINAL_INFO: TerminalInfo = Object.freeze({
   ci: CI_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES_DETECTED.length > 0,
   shell: getShell(),
   tty: Boolean(process.stdin.isTTY && process.stdout.isTTY && process.stderr.isTTY),
-  windows: process.platform === 'win32' || (
+  windows: process.platform === 'win32' || !!(
     process.env.OSTYPE && /^(msys|cygwin)$/.test(process.env.OSTYPE) ||
-    process.env.MSYSTEM && /^MINGW(32|64)$/.test(process.env.MSYSTEM) ||
-    process.env.TERM === 'cygwin'
+    process.env.MSYSTEM && /^MINGW(32|64)$/.test(process.env.MSYSTEM)
   ),
 });