diff --git a/influxdb3/src/main.rs b/influxdb3/src/main.rs
index 63e1a0cd3f7..01c5a52648b 100644
--- a/influxdb3/src/main.rs
+++ b/influxdb3/src/main.rs
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ enum Command {
 }
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
+    #[cfg(unix)]
     install_crash_handler(); // attempt to render a useful stacktrace to stderr
 
     // load all environment variables from .env before doing anything