diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2458559e3..764baacb3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ set (HAVE_CMAKE true)
 project (task)
 set (PROJECT_VERSION "2.4.1")
 
+message ("CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}")
 set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-std=c++11")
 if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
   set (LINUX true)
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ elseif (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "SunOS")
   set (SOLARIS true)
 elseif (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "GNU")
   set (GNUHURD true)
-elseif (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Windows")
+elseif (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "CYGWIN")
   set (CYGWIN true)
   set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-std=gnu++0x")
 else (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")