diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/utils.cc b/gtk2_ardour/utils.cc
index eb3f4ab55d..66f87abd9c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/utils.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/utils.cc
@@ -707,7 +707,9 @@ set_pango_fontsize ()
 
 	/* FT2 rendering - used by GnomeCanvas, sigh */
 
+#ifndef WIN32
 	pango_ft2_font_map_set_resolution ((PangoFT2FontMap*) pango_ft2_font_map_new(), val/1024, val/1024);
+#endif
 
 	/* Cairo rendering, in case there is any */