diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index d6e6db75..64b1ff9e 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 // inode watching is a Linux(TM) feature
 // so watch out when you're compiling it
-#ifdef __linux__
+#if defined(__linux__)||defined(WIN)
 #include "misc/inode_watcher.h"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/xava.c b/src/xava.c
index 3c66ec56..d43e99ad 100644
--- a/src/xava.c
+++ b/src/xava.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 	#include <iniparser.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __linux__
+#if defined(__linux__)||defined(WIN)
 	#include "misc/inode_watcher.h"
 #endif