diff --git a/Libraries/LibIPC/Decoder.cpp b/Libraries/LibIPC/Decoder.cpp
index 1d17fcd87ae57..afce865211fc4 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibIPC/Decoder.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibIPC/Decoder.cpp
@@ -111,10 +111,12 @@ template<>
 ErrorOr<File> decode(Decoder& decoder)
 {
     auto file = TRY(decoder.files().try_dequeue());
+#ifndef AK_OS_WINDOWS
     auto fd = file.fd();
 
     auto fd_flags = TRY(Core::System::fcntl(fd, F_GETFD));
     TRY(Core::System::fcntl(fd, F_SETFD, fd_flags | FD_CLOEXEC));
+#endif
     return file;
 }