diff --git a/examples/server/server.cpp b/examples/server/server.cpp
index 73502dfa2..f8960931b 100644
--- a/examples/server/server.cpp
+++ b/examples/server/server.cpp
@@ -2861,10 +2861,12 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
     svr->set_read_timeout (sparams.read_timeout);
     svr->set_write_timeout(sparams.write_timeout);
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
     if (sparams.hostname.substr(0, 7) == "unix://") {
         svr->set_address_family(AF_UNIX);
         sparams.hostname = sparams.hostname.substr(7);
     }
+#endif
 
     if (!svr->bind_to_port(sparams.hostname, sparams.port)) {
         fprintf(stderr, "\ncouldn't bind to server socket: hostname=%s port=%d\n\n", sparams.hostname.c_str(), sparams.port);