diff --git a/packaging/win32/dist.sh b/packaging/win32/dist.sh
index 986181d57f..7253826c18 100755
--- a/packaging/win32/dist.sh
+++ b/packaging/win32/dist.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ function on_error() {
 }
 trap on_error ERR
 
+echo -n "Build (dist) Starting at "
+date
+
 function qpushd() { pushd "$@" >/dev/null; }
 function qpopd() { popd >/dev/null; }
 function unix_path() { echo "$*" | sed 's,^\([A-Za-z]\):,/\1,;s,\\,/,g'; }
@@ -55,6 +58,9 @@ restore_msys "$_PID"
 qpopd
 
 
+echo -n "Build (dist) Finished at "
+date
+
 ### Local Variables: ***
 ### sh-basic-offset: 4 ***
 ### indent-tabs-mode: nil ***
diff --git a/packaging/win32/install-impl.sh b/packaging/win32/install-impl.sh
index d58b0cd2ef..6b9b1c116e 100644
--- a/packaging/win32/install-impl.sh
+++ b/packaging/win32/install-impl.sh
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ function inst_mingw() {
     _MINGW_WFSDIR=`win_fs_path $MINGW_DIR`
     # Configure msys to use mingw on the above path before running any tests !
     configure_msys "$_PID" "$_MINGW_WFSDIR"
-    [ "$CROSS_COMPILE" = "yes" ] && add_to_env $_MINGW_UDIR/bin PATH
     add_to_env $_MINGW_UDIR/bin PATH
 
     if quiet test_for_mingw