diff --git a/lib/pollfd.c b/lib/pollfd.c
index 29e14c26..d4edb7eb 100644
--- a/lib/pollfd.c
+++ b/lib/pollfd.c
@@ -80,11 +80,13 @@ remove_wsi_socket_from_fds(struct libwebsocket_context *context,
 
 	--context->fds_count;
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
 	if (wsi->sock > context->max_fds) {
 		lwsl_err("Socket fd %d too high (%d)\n",
 						   wsi->sock, context->max_fds);
 		return 1;
 	}
+#endif
 
 	lwsl_info("%s: wsi=%p, sock=%d, fds pos=%d\n", __func__,
 				    wsi, wsi->sock, wsi->position_in_fds_table);