diff --git a/src/plugins.c b/src/plugins.c
index 43d70c6..2ea509b 100644
--- a/src/plugins.c
+++ b/src/plugins.c
@@ -494,6 +494,11 @@
 
     LOGERR(NULL, LY_EINVAL, "Plugins are not supported in statically built library.");
     return LY_EINVAL;
+#elif defined (_WIN32)
+    (void)pathname;
+
+    LOGERR(NULL, LY_EINVAL, "Plugins are not (yet) supported on Windows.");
+    return LY_EINVAL;
 #else
     LY_ERR ret = LY_SUCCESS;