diff --git a/src/common/cfgfiles.c b/src/common/cfgfiles.c
index e754e17d..c3cad2aa 100644
--- a/src/common/cfgfiles.c
+++ b/src/common/cfgfiles.c
@@ -536,7 +536,9 @@ const struct prefs vars[] =
 	{"irc_whois_front", P_OFFINT (hex_irc_whois_front), TYPE_BOOL},
 
 	{"net_auto_reconnect", P_OFFINT (hex_net_auto_reconnect), TYPE_BOOL},
+#ifndef WIN32	/* FIXME fix reconnect crashes and remove this ifdef! */
 	{"net_auto_reconnectonfail", P_OFFINT (hex_net_auto_reconnectonfail), TYPE_BOOL},
+#endif
 	{"net_bind_host", P_OFFSET (hex_net_bind_host), TYPE_STR},
 	{"net_ping_timeout", P_OFFINT (hex_net_ping_timeout), TYPE_INT},
 	{"net_proxy_auth", P_OFFINT (hex_net_proxy_auth), TYPE_BOOL},