diff --git a/companion/src/simulation/simulatorinterface.cpp b/companion/src/simulation/simulatorinterface.cpp
index abf666afe..641ce188b 100644
--- a/companion/src/simulation/simulatorinterface.cpp
+++ b/companion/src/simulation/simulatorinterface.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void registerSimulators()
   if (!simulatorsFound) {
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
     dir = QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::PrefixPath) + "/Resources";
-#elif (!defined __GNUC__) || (defined __CYGWIN__)
+#elif (!defined __GNUC__) 
     char name[MAX_PATH];
     GetModuleFileName(NULL, name, MAX_PATH);
 	QString path(name);
@@ -93,4 +93,4 @@ void unregisterSimulators()
   foreach(SimulatorFactory *factory, registered_simulators) {
     delete factory;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}