diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp
index 95feb72658..f40a624c9a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ bool RageFileObjDirect::FinalFlush()
 		return false;
 	}
 
+#if !defined(WIN32)
 	/* Wait for the directory to be flushed. */
 	int dirfd = open( Dirname(path), O_RDONLY );
 	if( dirfd == -1 )
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ bool RageFileObjDirect::FinalFlush()
 	}
 
 	close( dirfd );
+#endif
 
 	return true;
 }