diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_con/dns.c b/src/lib/ecore_con/dns.c
index 9eff2c20af..1811dab42e 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_con/dns.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_con/dns.c
@@ -3437,10 +3437,11 @@ struct dns_hosts *dns_hosts_local(int *error_) {
 
 	if (!(hosts = dns_hosts_open(&error)))
 		goto error;
-		
+
+#ifndef _WIN32
 	if ((error = dns_hosts_loadpath(hosts, "/etc/hosts")))
 		goto error;
-
+#endif
 	return hosts;
 error:
 	*error_	= error;