--- a/libgnu/unistd.in.h	2012-05-31 11:24:06.000000000 -0400
+++ a/libgnu/unistd.in.h	2012-12-03 21:16:42.442531641 -0500
@@ -22,23 +22,7 @@
 #endif
 @PRAGMA_COLUMNS@
 
-/* Special invocation convention:
-   - On mingw, several headers, including <winsock2.h>, include <unistd.h>,
-     but we need to ensure that both the system <unistd.h> and <winsock2.h>
-     are completely included before we replace gethostname.  */
-#if @GNULIB_GETHOSTNAME@ && @UNISTD_H_HAVE_WINSOCK2_H@ \
-  && !defined _GL_WINSOCK2_H_WITNESS && defined _WINSOCK2_H
-/* <unistd.h> is being indirectly included for the first time from
-   <winsock2.h>; avoid declaring any overrides.  */
-# if @HAVE_UNISTD_H@
-#  @INCLUDE_NEXT@ @NEXT_UNISTD_H@
-# else
-#  error unexpected; report this to bug-gnulib@gnu.org
-# endif
-# define _GL_WINSOCK2_H_WITNESS
-
-/* Normal invocation.  */
-#elif !defined _@GUARD_PREFIX@_UNISTD_H
+#if !defined _@GUARD_PREFIX@_UNISTD_H
 
 /* The include_next requires a split double-inclusion guard.  */
 #if @HAVE_UNISTD_H@