1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/gc_cpp.cc b/gc_cpp.cc
index 326a923a..eaf70fb1 100644
--- a/gc_cpp.cc
+++ b/gc_cpp.cc
@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@ built-in "new" and "delete".
 void* operator new( size_t size ) {
     return GC_MALLOC_UNCOLLECTABLE( size );}
 
-void operator delete( void* obj ) {
-    GC_FREE( obj );}
+#if !defined(__CYGWIN__)
+  void operator delete( void* obj ) {
+    GC_FREE( obj );
+  }
+#endif /* !__CYGWIN__ */
 
 #ifdef GC_OPERATOR_NEW_ARRAY