diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/meson.build
index 9b00253..495671e 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/meson.build
@@ -388,10 +388,11 @@ int32x4_t testfunc(int16_t *a, int16_t *b) {
   endif
 endif
 
+build_system = build_machine.system()
 if gst_dep.type_name() == 'internal'
     gst_proj = subproject('gstreamer')
 
-    if not gst_proj.get_variable('gst_debug')
+    if not gst_proj.get_variable('gst_debug') and build_system != 'windows'
         message('GStreamer debug system is disabled')
         add_project_arguments('-Wno-unused', language: 'c')
     else
@@ -404,7 +405,7 @@ else
 #include <gst/gstconfig.h>
 #ifdef GST_DISABLE_GST_DEBUG
 #error "debugging disabled, make compiler fail"
-#endif''' , dependencies: gst_dep)
+#endif''' , dependencies: gst_dep) and build_system != 'windows'
         message('GStreamer debug system is disabled')
         add_project_arguments('-Wno-unused', language: 'c')
     else
