diff --git a/src/csync.c b/src/csync.c
index 221113af1..156513598 100644
--- a/src/csync.c
+++ b/src/csync.c
@@ -188,13 +188,11 @@ int csync_init(CSYNC *ctx) {
     goto out;
   }
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
   if (csync_lock(ctx, lock) < 0) {
     ctx->error_code = CSYNC_ERR_LOCK;
     rc = -1;
     goto out;
   }
-#endif
 
   /* load config file */
   if (asprintf(&config, "%s/%s", ctx->options.config_dir, CSYNC_CONF_FILE) < 0) {
@@ -736,12 +734,10 @@ int csync_destroy(CSYNC *ctx) {
   /* clear exclude list */
   csync_exclude_destroy(ctx);
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
   /* remove the lock file */
   if (asprintf(&lock, "%s/%s", ctx->options.config_dir, CSYNC_LOCK_FILE) > 0) {
     csync_lock_remove(ctx, lock);
   }
-#endif
 
   while (ctx->progress) {
     csync_progressinfo_t *next = ctx->progress->next;
diff --git a/src/csync_lock.c b/src/csync_lock.c
index c64df0acb..57d20c747 100644
--- a/src/csync_lock.c
+++ b/src/csync_lock.c
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ static pid_t _csync_lock_read(CSYNC *ctx, const char *lockfile) {
 }
 
 int csync_lock(CSYNC *ctx, const char *lockfile) {
+#ifndef _WIN32
   /* Check if lock already exists. */
   if (_csync_lock_read(ctx, lockfile) > 0) {
     CSYNC_LOG(CSYNC_LOG_PRIORITY_ERROR, "Aborting, another synchronization process is running.");
@@ -190,9 +191,14 @@ int csync_lock(CSYNC *ctx, const char *lockfile) {
   CSYNC_LOG(CSYNC_LOG_PRIORITY_INFO, "Creating lock file: %s", lockfile);
 
   return _csync_lock_create(ctx, lockfile);
+#else
+  return 0;
+#endif
+
 }
 
 void csync_lock_remove(CSYNC *ctx, const char *lockfile) {
+#ifndef _WIN32
   char errbuf[256] = {0};
   /* You can't remove the lock if it is from another process */
   if (_csync_lock_read(ctx, lockfile) == getpid()) {
@@ -205,5 +211,6 @@ void csync_lock_remove(CSYNC *ctx, const char *lockfile) {
           errbuf);
     }
   }
+#endif
 }