diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/pingback.cc b/gtk2_ardour/pingback.cc
index dea7f52f01..ccec81cba7 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/pingback.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/pingback.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <cstring>
 
+#ifndef WIN32
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <curl/curl.h>
 
 #include <glibmm/miscutils.h>
@@ -70,6 +73,7 @@ struct ping_call {
 static void*
 _pingback (void *arg)
 {
+#ifndef WIN32
 	ping_call* cm = static_cast<ping_call*> (arg);
 	CURL* c;
 	struct utsname utb;
@@ -158,6 +162,8 @@ _pingback (void *arg)
 	curl_easy_cleanup (c);
 	delete cm;
 
+#endif /* WIN32 */
+
 	return 0;
 }