diff --git a/src/elogd.c b/src/elogd.c
index c9830dfb..88194779 100755
--- a/src/elogd.c
+++ b/src/elogd.c
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ char pidfile[256];              /* Pidfile name
 
 #endif                          /* OS_UNIX */
 
+#ifdef __CYGWIN__               /* bug in cygwin, 'tmezone' not linked automatically */
+long _timezone;
+#endif
+
 /* SSL includes */
 #ifdef HAVE_SSL
 #include <openssl/ssl.h>