diff --git a/libssp/ChangeLog b/libssp/ChangeLog
index 89fcee49a3ff..241f9e88065b 100644
--- a/libssp/ChangeLog
+++ b/libssp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-02-02  Danny Smith  <dannysmith@users.sourcforge.net>
+
+	* ssp.c (_PATH_TTY): Define as "CONOUT$" for _WIN32.
+
 2008-12-18  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
 
 	* configure: Regenerate.
diff --git a/libssp/ssp.c b/libssp/ssp.c
index 9576be445b22..99c5f38ce18d 100644
--- a/libssp/ssp.c
+++ b/libssp/ssp.c
@@ -50,8 +50,14 @@ Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
 # include <paths.h>
 #endif
 #ifndef _PATH_TTY
+/* Native win32 apps don't know about /dev/tty but can print directly
+   to the console using  "CONOUT$"   */
+#if defined (_WIN32) && !defined (__CYGWIN__)
+# define _PATH_TTY "CONOUT$"
+#else
 # define _PATH_TTY "/dev/tty"
 #endif
+#endif
 #ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG_H
 # include <syslog.h>
 #endif