diff --git a/src/ipc/interfaces.cpp b/src/ipc/interfaces.cpp
index 3345a92172e..71f1f4ee499 100644
--- a/src/ipc/interfaces.cpp
+++ b/src/ipc/interfaces.cpp
@@ -21,10 +21,13 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
-#include <unistd.h>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
+#ifndef WIN32
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace ipc {
 namespace {
 #ifndef WIN32