diff --git a/lib/check.h b/lib/check.h
index 0ba7c8b20..8c9729425 100644
--- a/lib/check.h
+++ b/lib/check.h
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ public:
 
     virtual ~Check()
     {
+#ifndef DJGPP
         instances().remove(this);
+#endif
     }
 
     /** List of registered check classes. This is used by Cppcheck to run checks and generate documentation */