diff --git a/src/cpu_timer.cpp b/src/cpu_timer.cpp
index ba8937c..82a8d7b 100644
--- a/src/cpu_timer.cpp
+++ b/src/cpu_timer.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace
 
 # if defined(BOOST_WINDOWS_API)
 
-#  if BOOST_PLAT_WINDOWS_DESKTOP
+#  if BOOST_PLAT_WINDOWS_DESKTOP || defined(__CYGWIN__)
     FILETIME creation, exit;
     if (::GetProcessTimes(::GetCurrentProcess(), &creation, &exit,
             (LPFILETIME)&current.system, (LPFILETIME)&current.user))