diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index 758d0481de4c..c647903f77b5 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2003-07-05  David Billinghurst <David.Billinghurst@riotinto.com>
+
+	* testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/close/char/4879.cc: xfail on cygwin
+	* testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/close/char/9964.cc: Ditto
+	* testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/open/char/9507.cc: Ditto
+ 	* testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/showmanyc/char/9533-1.cc: Ditto
+	* testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/underflow/char/10097.cc: Ditto
+ 	* testsuite/27_io/objects/char/7.cc: Ditto
+ 	* testsuite/27_io/objects/char/9661-1.cc: Ditto
+
 2003-07-05  Paolo Carlini  <pcarlini@unitus.it>
 
 	* include/std/std_bitset.h: Fully qualify standard
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/close/char/4879.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/close/char/4879.cc
index b72be5ce0a9c..cd95bc653b43 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/close/char/4879.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/close/char/4879.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 // various tests for filebuf::open() and filebuf::close() including
 // the non-portable functionality in the libstdc++-v3 IO library
 
+// XXX cygwin does not support mkfifo
+// { dg-do run { xfail *-*-cygwin* } }
+
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/close/char/9964.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/close/char/9964.cc
index a397b26ec1b3..c61530b1dff1 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/close/char/9964.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/close/char/9964.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 // various tests for filebuf::open() and filebuf::close() including
 // the non-portable functionality in the libstdc++-v3 IO library
 
+// XXX cygwin does not support mkfifo
+// { dg-do run { xfail *-*-cygwin* } }
+
 #include <fstream>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <signal.h>
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/open/char/9507.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/open/char/9507.cc
index 860f36943f0a..99c70a9cd1e2 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/open/char/9507.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/open/char/9507.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 // various tests for filebuf::open() and filebuf::close() including
 // the non-portable functionality in the libstdc++-v3 IO library
 
+// XXX cygwin does not support mkfifo
+// { dg-do run { xfail *-*-cygwin* } }
+
 #include <fstream>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <signal.h>
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/showmanyc/char/9533-1.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/showmanyc/char/9533-1.cc
index 4c4bcdd225a2..3c740216876e 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/showmanyc/char/9533-1.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/showmanyc/char/9533-1.cc
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 
 // 27.8.1.4 Overridden virtual functions
 
+// XXX cygwin does not support mkfifo
+// { dg-do run { xfail *-*-cygwin* } }
+
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/underflow/char/10097.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/underflow/char/10097.cc
index 1b900f9e5d96..695ca8221b52 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/underflow/char/10097.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_filebuf/underflow/char/10097.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 
 // 27.8.1.4 Overridden virtual functions
 
+// XXX cygwin does not support mkfifo
+// { dg-do run { xfail *-*-cygwin* } }
+
 #include <fstream>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <signal.h>
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/objects/char/7.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/objects/char/7.cc
index c6f353e0a55f..3e3e7232f032 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/objects/char/7.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/objects/char/7.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 
 // 27.3 Standard iostream objects
 
+// XXX cygwin does not support mkfifo
+// { dg-do run { xfail *-*-cygwin* } }
+
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/objects/char/9661-1.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/objects/char/9661-1.cc
index d404cd0da0a9..c4890cc5d19e 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/objects/char/9661-1.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/objects/char/9661-1.cc
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 // Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307,
 // USA.
 
+// XXX cygwin does not support mkfifo
+// { dg-do run { xfail *-*-cygwin* } }
+
 #include <testsuite_hooks.h>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <iostream>