diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 515938551..a60e785fe 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ if (LWS_WITH_LATENCY)
 	set(LWS_LATENCY 1)
 endif()
 
-if (LWS_WITHOUT_DAEMONIZE)
+if (LWS_WITHOUT_DAEMONIZE OR WIN32)
 	set(LWS_NO_DAEMONIZE 1)
 endif()