diff --git a/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp b/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
index bfaa39843..76d1f4c45 100644
--- a/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
+++ b/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
-#if !defined(NO_UNIX_SIGNAL_HANDLING) && defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__CYGWIN__) && !defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(__OS2__)
+#if !defined(NO_UNIX_SIGNAL_HANDLING) && defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(__OS2__)
 #define USE_UNIX_SIGNAL_HANDLING
 #include <unistd.h>
 #if defined(__APPLE__)