diff --git a/src/plugins.c b/src/plugins.c
index 43d70c63b..2ea509b25 100644
--- a/src/plugins.c
+++ b/src/plugins.c
@@ -494,6 +494,11 @@ lyplg_add(const char *pathname)
 
     LOGERR(NULL, LY_EINVAL, "Plugins are not supported in statically built library.");
     return LY_EINVAL;
+#elif defined (_WIN32)
+    (void)pathname;
+
+    LOGERR(NULL, LY_EINVAL, "Plugins are not (yet) supported on Windows.");
+    return LY_EINVAL;
 #else
     LY_ERR ret = LY_SUCCESS;
 
diff --git a/tests/utests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/utests/CMakeLists.txt
index b2f06f4de..f67de0e34 100644
--- a/tests/utests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/utests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ ly_add_utest(NAME set SOURCES basic/test_set.c)
 ly_add_utest(NAME hash_table SOURCES basic/test_hash_table.c)
 ly_add_utest(NAME inout SOURCES basic/test_inout.c)
 ly_add_utest(NAME context SOURCES basic/test_context.c)
+if(NOT WIN32)
 ly_add_utest(NAME plugins SOURCES basic/test_plugins.c)
+endif()
 ly_add_utest(NAME xml SOURCES basic/test_xml.c)
 ly_add_utest(NAME json SOURCES basic/test_json.c)
 ly_add_utest(NAME xpath SOURCES basic/test_xpath.c)