diff --git a/libs/ardour/filesystem_paths.cc b/libs/ardour/filesystem_paths.cc
index ec5edb8aab..00ec2790f2 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/filesystem_paths.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/filesystem_paths.cc
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ user_config_directory ()
 			exit (1);
 		}
 
+#ifndef PLATFORM_WINDOWS
 		p = home_dir;
 		p = Glib::build_filename (p, ".config");
+#endif
 	}
 #endif