diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 172017a11d..3fd0db6399 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -366,11 +366,11 @@ elif host_os == 'sunos'
   qemu_common_flags += '-D__EXTENSIONS__'
 elif host_os == 'haiku'
   qemu_common_flags += ['-DB_USE_POSITIVE_POSIX_ERRORS', '-D_BSD_SOURCE', '-fPIC']
-elif host_os == 'windows'
-  if not compiler.compiles('struct x { int y; } __attribute__((gcc_struct));',
-                           args: '-Werror')
-    error('Your compiler does not support __attribute__((gcc_struct)) - please use GCC instead of Clang')
-  endif
+# elif host_os == 'windows'
+#   if not compiler.compiles('struct x { int y; } __attribute__((gcc_struct));',
+#                            args: '-Werror')
+#     error('Your compiler does not support __attribute__((gcc_struct)) - please use GCC instead of Clang')
+#   endif
 endif
 
 # Choose instruction set (currently x86-only)