diff --git a/lib/socket.cpp b/lib/socket.cpp
index 20e306bc..72823317 100644
--- a/lib/socket.cpp
+++ b/lib/socket.cpp
@@ -1265,6 +1265,9 @@ int Socket::UDPConnection::bind(int port, std::string iface, const std::string &
     }
 
     if (!multicastInterfaces.length()){
+#ifdef __CYGWIN__
+      if (true){
+#else
       if (family == AF_INET6){
         memcpy(&mreq6.ipv6mr_multiaddr, &((sockaddr_in6*)resmulti->ai_addr)->sin6_addr, sizeof(mreq6.ipv6mr_multiaddr));
         if (setsockopt(sock, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_JOIN_GROUP, (char *)&mreq6, sizeof(mreq6)) != 0) {
@@ -1273,6 +1276,7 @@ int Socket::UDPConnection::bind(int port, std::string iface, const std::string &
           result = -1;
         }
       }else{
+#endif
         mreq4.imr_multiaddr = ((sockaddr_in*)resmulti->ai_addr)->sin_addr;
         mreq4.imr_interface.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
         if (setsockopt(sock, IPPROTO_IP, IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP, (char *)&mreq4, sizeof(mreq4)) != 0) {
@@ -1295,6 +1299,9 @@ int Socket::UDPConnection::bind(int port, std::string iface, const std::string &
               curIface = curIface.substr(1, curIface.size()-1);
             }
           }
+#ifdef __CYGWIN__
+          if (true){
+#else
           if (family == AF_INET6){
             INFO_MSG("Registering for IPv6 multicast on interface %s", curIface.c_str());
             if ((addr_ret = getaddrinfo(curIface.c_str(), 0, &hints, &reslocal)) != 0){
@@ -1309,6 +1316,7 @@ int Socket::UDPConnection::bind(int port, std::string iface, const std::string &
               atLeastOne = true;
             }
           }else{
+#endif
             INFO_MSG("Registering for IPv4 multicast on interface %s", curIface.c_str());
             if ((addr_ret = getaddrinfo(curIface.c_str(), 0, &hints, &reslocal)) != 0){
               WARN_MSG("Unable to resolve IPv4 interface address %s: %s", curIface.c_str(), gai_strerror(addr_ret));