diff --git a/src/ccextractor.c b/src/ccextractor.c
index 3d277afe..3f9917f3 100644
--- a/src/ccextractor.c
+++ b/src/ccextractor.c
@@ -596,7 +596,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			fatal (EXIT_UNABLE_TO_DETERMINE_FILE_SIZE, "Failed to determine total file size.\n");
 	}
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
 	m_signal(SIGINT, sigint_handler);
+#endif
 
 	while (switch_to_next_file(0) && !processed_enough)
 	{
diff --git a/src/ccextractor.h b/src/ccextractor.h
index a1aeb845..4bbd6d11 100644
--- a/src/ccextractor.h
+++ b/src/ccextractor.h
@@ -317,7 +317,9 @@ int hex2int (char high, char low);
 void timestamp_to_srttime(uint64_t timestamp, char *buffer);
 void millis_to_date (uint64_t timestamp, char *buffer) ;
 int levenshtein_dist (const uint64_t *s1, const uint64_t *s2, unsigned s1len, unsigned s2len);
+#ifndef _WIN32
 void m_signal(int sig, void (*func)(int));
+#endif
 
 
 unsigned encode_line (unsigned char *buffer, unsigned char *text);
diff --git a/src/utility.c b/src/utility.c
index 2a35d789..7cb0b422 100644
--- a/src/utility.c
+++ b/src/utility.c
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ int hex2int (char high, char low)
 	return h*16+l;
 }
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
 void m_signal(int sig, void (*func)(int))
 {
 	struct sigaction act;
@@ -258,3 +259,4 @@ void m_signal(int sig, void (*func)(int))
 
 	return;
 }
+#endif