diff --git a/development/cygwin/lyxprofile b/development/cygwin/lyxprofile
index afa21beb41..f61e941001 100644
--- a/development/cygwin/lyxprofile
+++ b/development/cygwin/lyxprofile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export HOME
 export LANG=C.UTF-8
 
 # Set up Hostname/IP address where LyX can find an X-server.
-export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0
+export DISPLAY=:0.0
 
 # ========================================================
 # Below this line you should not change anything if you're
diff --git a/status.21x b/status.21x
index c74e2ce21d..336c98f45d 100644
--- a/status.21x
+++ b/status.21x
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ What's new
 
 - Fix some missing symbols in math completer.
 
+- Fix the profile script used on cygwin to comply with the latest cygwin/X
+  X server which, by default, does not anymore listen to tcp connections.
+
 
 * DOCUMENTATION AND LOCALIZATION