diff --git a/rust/trace/src/lib.rs b/rust/trace/src/lib.rs
index c2abe430a5..859d8d1b94 100644
--- a/rust/trace/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/trace/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 //! This crate provides macros that aid in using QEMU's tracepoint
 //! functionality.
 
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
 #[doc(hidden)]
 /// Re-exported item to avoid adding libc as a dependency everywhere.
 pub use libc::{syslog, LOG_INFO};