diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 481fc763cca..ea10273f852 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -1118,6 +1118,7 @@ boost::filesystem::path GetPidFile()
     return pathPidFile;
 }
 
+#ifndef WIN32
 void CreatePidFile(const boost::filesystem::path &path, pid_t pid)
 {
     FILE* file = fopen(path.string().c_str(), "w");
@@ -1127,6 +1128,7 @@ void CreatePidFile(const boost::filesystem::path &path, pid_t pid)
         fclose(file);
     }
 }
+#endif
 
 bool RenameOver(boost::filesystem::path src, boost::filesystem::path dest)
 {
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 33832261e13..8c6c4bd2050 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -211,7 +211,9 @@ boost::filesystem::path GetDefaultDataDir();
 const boost::filesystem::path &GetDataDir(bool fNetSpecific = true);
 boost::filesystem::path GetConfigFile();
 boost::filesystem::path GetPidFile();
+#ifndef WIN32
 void CreatePidFile(const boost::filesystem::path &path, pid_t pid);
+#endif
 void ReadConfigFile(std::map<std::string, std::string>& mapSettingsRet, std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string> >& mapMultiSettingsRet);
 #ifdef WIN32
 boost::filesystem::path GetSpecialFolderPath(int nFolder, bool fCreate = true);