diff --git a/src/Monitor.cpp b/src/Monitor.cpp
index b0501eb..b333801 100644
--- a/src/Monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/Monitor.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 #include <cstdio>
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
+
 static int listener;
 static std::mutex sockLock; // guards socket list
 static std::list<int> sockets;
@@ -110,3 +112,5 @@ void Monitor::start(void *unused) {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#endif // _WIN32
diff --git a/src/Monitor.hpp b/src/Monitor.hpp
index c654b5a..49e91c6 100644
--- a/src/Monitor.hpp
+++ b/src/Monitor.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
+
 #include "CNProtocol.hpp"
 
 #include <list>
@@ -10,3 +12,5 @@ namespace Monitor {
     void tick(CNServer *, time_t);
     void start(void *);
 };
+
+#endif // _WIN32
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index ee9220f..e381a2d 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ int main() {
     TransportManager::init();
     BuddyManager::init();
     GroupManager::init();
+#ifndef _WIN32
     Monitor::init();
+#endif
     Database::open();
 
     switch (settings::EVENTMODE) {
@@ -123,7 +125,9 @@ int main() {
     shardServer = new CNShardServer(settings::SHARDPORT);
 
     shardThread = new std::thread(startShard, (CNShardServer*)shardServer);
+#ifndef _WIN32
     monitorThread = new std::thread(Monitor::start, nullptr);
+#endif
 
     loginServer.start();