diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 2706c10e5..1649accbb 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CHANGES IN FLTK 1.1.8
 
+	- Fixed Cygwin timeout for "select" calls (STR #1151)
 	- Improved Mac OS X subwindow handling (STR #1402)
 	- Fixed more inconsistencies between fl_draw
 	  and fl_measure (STR #1408)
diff --git a/src/Fl_win32.cxx b/src/Fl_win32.cxx
index 070967d5b..e1a9dd5ea 100644
--- a/src/Fl_win32.cxx
+++ b/src/Fl_win32.cxx
@@ -247,14 +247,10 @@ int fl_wait(double time_to_wait) {
 	if (fd[i].events & revents) fd[i].cb(f, fd[i].arg);
       }
       time_to_wait = 0.0; // just peek for any messages
-#ifdef __CYGWIN__
-    }
-#else
     } else {
       // we need to check them periodically, so set a short timeout:
       if (time_to_wait > .001) time_to_wait = .001;
     }
-#endif
   }
 #endif // USE_ASYNC_SELECT