diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_file_common.c b/src/lib/eina/eina_file_common.c
index edd2380670..e70d9ef1cb 100644
--- a/src/lib/eina/eina_file_common.c
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_file_common.c
@@ -1152,6 +1152,8 @@ eina_file_close_on_exec(int fd, Eina_Bool on)
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
    return EINA_TRUE;
+   (void)fd;
+   (void)on;
 #elif HAVE_FCNTL
    int flags;