diff --git a/contrib/plugins/Makefile b/contrib/plugins/Makefile
index 751fa38619..1783750cf6 100644
--- a/contrib/plugins/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/plugins/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@ NAMES += execlog
 NAMES += hotblocks
 NAMES += hotpages
 NAMES += howvec
+
+# The lockstep example communicates using unix sockets,
+# and can't be easily made to work on windows.
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_WIN32),y)
 NAMES += lockstep
+endif
+
 NAMES += hwprofile
 NAMES += cache
 NAMES += drcov