diff --git a/appl/telnet/telnet/sys_bsd.c b/appl/telnet/telnet/sys_bsd.c
index 178a424a4..20eb88cd5 100644
--- a/appl/telnet/telnet/sys_bsd.c
+++ b/appl/telnet/telnet/sys_bsd.c
@@ -787,9 +787,6 @@ process_rings(int netin,
     if (netex) {
 	FD_SET(net, &xbits);
     }
-#endif
-#ifdef __CYGWIN32__
-    FD_SET(tout, &obits);
 #endif
     if ((c = select(16, &ibits, &obits, &xbits,
 			(poll == 0)? (struct timeval *)0 : &TimeValue)) < 0) {