diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f59a78fe..663bb864 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,13 +11,8 @@ project(googletest-distribution)
 set(GOOGLETEST_VERSION 1.10.0)
 
 if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.1")
-  if(NOT CYGWIN AND NOT MSYS)
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
-    if(APPLE)
-      set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
-      set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED OFF)
-    endif()
-  endif()
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED OFF)
 endif()
 
 enable_testing()