diff --git a/config/CONFIG.Host.cygwin32 b/config/CONFIG.Host.cygwin32
index dd428d783..f8b7167cc 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG.Host.cygwin32
+++ b/config/CONFIG.Host.cygwin32
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ EXE=.exe
 # These are overrides of ANSI and CPLUSPLUS values in CONFIG_SITE
 # since OS vendor compilers ACC and CCC are not defined here for cygwin32
 ANSI=GCC
-# c++ code won't build with b19
-CPLUSPLUS=
+CPLUSPLUS=G++
 # Shared libraries not implemented yet
 SHARED_LIBRARIES=NO
 #==========================
diff --git a/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.cygwin32 b/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.cygwin32
index 8220326b6..46c99c9d0 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.cygwin32
+++ b/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.cygwin32
@@ -9,10 +9,5 @@ EXE=.exe
 
 TORNADO=YES
 
-#==========================
-# inc for gdd won't build with b19
-CPLUSPLUS=
-#==========================
-
 WIND_HOST_TYPE = cygwin32