diff --git a/contrib/src/mmedia/vidwin.cpp b/contrib/src/mmedia/vidwin.cpp
index ddfe966bf8..80183ede03 100644
--- a/contrib/src/mmedia/vidwin.cpp
+++ b/contrib/src/mmedia/vidwin.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "wx/wx.h"
 #endif
 
-#if defined(__WINDOWS__) && !defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(__WATCOMC__)
+#if defined(__WINDOWS__) && !defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(__WATCOMC__) && !defined(__CYGWIN__)
 // versions of Open Watcom and MinGW tested against this source does not
 // deliver "digitalv.h" required in this feature