diff --git a/include/internal/catch_compiler_capabilities.h b/include/internal/catch_compiler_capabilities.h
index 74532c59..aa3e599e 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_compiler_capabilities.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_compiler_capabilities.h
@@ -109,7 +109,14 @@
 // Required for some versions of Cygwin to declare gettimeofday
 // see: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/36901803/gettimeofday-not-declared-in-this-scope-cygwin
 #   define _BSD_SOURCE
+// some versions of cygwin (most) do not support std::to_string. Use the libstd check. 
+// https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-4.8.2/libstdc++/api/a01053_source.html line 2812-2813
+# if !((__cplusplus >= 201103L) && defined(_GLIBCXX_USE_C99) \
+	       && !defined(_GLIBCXX_HAVE_BROKEN_VSWPRINTF))
 
+#	define CATCH_INTERNAL_CONFIG_NO_CPP11_TO_STRING
+
+# endif
 #endif // __CYGWIN__
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////