diff --git a/crates/ecstore/src/endpoints.rs b/crates/ecstore/src/endpoints.rs
index 44f842485..63a45b7d2 100644
--- a/crates/ecstore/src/endpoints.rs
+++ b/crates/ecstore/src/endpoints.rs
@@ -683,6 +683,7 @@ fn validate_local_physical_disk_independence(pools: &[Endpoints]) -> Result<()>
     }
 
     let mut device_paths = BTreeMap::<String, BTreeSet<String>>::new();
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
     let mut missing_paths = Vec::new();
 
     for path in &local_paths {
@@ -739,6 +740,7 @@ fn validate_local_physical_disk_independence(pools: &[Endpoints]) -> Result<()>
         }
     }
 
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
     if !missing_paths.is_empty() {
         warn!(
             missing_paths = ?missing_paths,