diff --git a/ethdb/rocksdb/rocksdb.go b/ethdb/rocksdb/rocksdb.go
index fd4074a21d..d5bdebe2bc 100644
--- a/ethdb/rocksdb/rocksdb.go
+++ b/ethdb/rocksdb/rocksdb.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+// +build !windows
+
 // Package rocksdb contains the RocksDB based database storage engine.
 package rocksdb
 
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"unsafe"
 
-	_ "github.com/cockroachdb/c-rocksdb"
+	_ "github.com/cockroachdb/c-rocksdb" // Placeholder package for CGO wrapper
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 )
 
diff --git a/ethdb/rocksdb/rocksdb_windows.go b/ethdb/rocksdb/rocksdb_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27d6bebc96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethdb/rocksdb/rocksdb_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright 2016 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package rocksdb
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
+)
+
+// New errors out as the dependent libraries don't build currently.
+func New(dir string, cache uint64, handles int) (ethdb.Database, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("windows not supported")
+}