diff --git a/app/errors.c b/app/errors.c
index c04a83f887..7acdced4ba 100644
--- a/app/errors.c
+++ b/app/errors.c
@@ -293,7 +293,9 @@ gimp_eek (const gchar *reason,
           gboolean     use_handler)
 {
   GimpCoreConfig  *config        = the_errors_gimp->config;
+#if !defined(G_OS_WIN32) || !defined(GIMP_CONSOLE_COMPILATION)
   gboolean         eek_handled   = FALSE;
+#endif
   GimpDebugPolicy  debug_policy;
   GList           *iter;
   gint             num_idx;