diff --git a/src/common/text.c b/src/common/text.c
index 905a3ce9..719b8a84 100644
--- a/src/common/text.c
+++ b/src/common/text.c
@@ -2225,7 +2225,9 @@ sound_play (const char *file, gboolean quiet)
 {
 	char *buf;
 	char *wavfile;
+#ifndef WIN32
 	char *cmd;
+#endif
 
 	/* the pevents GUI editor triggers this after removing a soundfile */
 	if (!file[0])