diff --git a/src/node_file.cc b/src/node_file.cc
index 0deca4160d..d7f8b95ce2 100644
--- a/src/node_file.cc
+++ b/src/node_file.cc
@@ -812,7 +812,9 @@ void InitFs(Handle<Object> target) {
   stats_constructor_template = Persistent<FunctionTemplate>::New(stat_templ);
   target->Set(String::NewSymbol("Stats"),
                stats_constructor_template->GetFunction());
+#ifdef __POSIX__
   StatWatcher::Initialize(target);
+#endif // __POSIX__
   File::Initialize(target);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/node_stat_watcher.cc b/src/node_stat_watcher.cc
index bbc4fdfbd4..5173f1aee3 100644
--- a/src/node_stat_watcher.cc
+++ b/src/node_stat_watcher.cc
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#ifdef __POSIX__
+
 // Copyright 2009 Ryan Dahl <ry@tinyclouds.org>
 #include <node_stat_watcher.h>
 
@@ -111,3 +113,5 @@ void StatWatcher::Stop () {
 
 
 }  // namespace node
+
+#endif // __POSIX__