diff --git a/test/long_stochastic.sh b/test/long_stochastic.sh
index 21e371e2..29e70949 100755
--- a/test/long_stochastic.sh
+++ b/test/long_stochastic.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-if ! which make cc c++ tee >/dev/null; then
-  echo "Please install the following prerequisites: make cc c++ tee banner" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
 
 LIST=basic
 FROM=1
@@ -111,7 +107,7 @@ do
   --no-geometry-jitter)
     GEOMETRY_JITTER=no
   ;;
-  --pagesize)
+  --pagesize|--page-size)
     case "$2" in
       min|max|256|512|1024|2048|4096|8192|16386|32768|65536)
         PAGESIZE=$2
@@ -163,6 +159,11 @@ if [ -z "$MONITOR" ]; then
   export MALLOC_CHECK_=7 MALLOC_PERTURB_=42
 fi
 
+if ! which $([ "$SKIP_MAKE" == "no" ] && echo make cc c++) tee >/dev/null; then
+  echo "Please install the following prerequisites: make cc c++ tee banner" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 ###############################################################################
 # 1. clean data from prev runs and examine available RAM
 
@@ -220,6 +221,11 @@ case ${UNAME} in
     echo "pagesize ${pagesize}K, freepages ${freepages}, ram_avail_mb ${ram_avail_mb}"
   ;;
 
+  MSYS*|MINGW*)
+    echo "FIXME: Fake support for ${UNAME}"
+    ram_avail_mb=32768
+  ;;
+
   *)
     echo "FIXME: ${UNAME} not supported by this script"
     exit 2
@@ -288,6 +294,10 @@ case ${UNAME} in
     fi
   ;;
 
+  MSYS*|MINGW*)
+    echo "FIXME: Fake support for ${UNAME}"
+  ;;
+
   *)
     echo "FIXME: ${UNAME} not supported by this script"
     exit 2