diff --git a/util/ChangeLog b/util/ChangeLog
index 8477bdc4f..3f4a58bac 100644
--- a/util/ChangeLog
+++ b/util/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-11-13  David Shaw  <dshaw@jabberwocky.com>
+
+	* secmem.c (lock_pool) [__CYGWIN__]: Don't print secmem warning.
+	From Werner on stable branch.
+
 2002-11-09  Werner Koch  <wk@gnupg.org>
 
 	* ttyio.c (TERMDEVICE): Removed.
diff --git a/util/secmem.c b/util/secmem.c
index 0a0931afc..681329618 100644
--- a/util/secmem.c
+++ b/util/secmem.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ lock_pool( void *p, size_t n )
      * wipes out the memory on a free().
      * Therefore it is sufficient to suppress the warning
      */
-  #elif defined (HAVE_DOSISH_SYSTEM)
+  #elif defined (HAVE_DOSISH_SYSTEM) || defined (__CYGWIN__)
     /* It does not make sense to print such a warning, given the fact that 
      * this whole Windows !@#$% and their user base are inherently insecure
      */