diff --git a/googletest/src/gtest.cc b/googletest/src/gtest.cc
index a64e887c..45ff24c3 100644
--- a/googletest/src/gtest.cc
+++ b/googletest/src/gtest.cc
@@ -5434,7 +5434,7 @@ int UnitTest::Run() {
   // used for the duration of the program.
   impl()->set_catch_exceptions(GTEST_FLAG_GET(catch_exceptions));
 
-#ifdef GTEST_OS_WINDOWS
+#if defined(GTEST_OS_WINDOWS) && defined(GTEST_HAS_DEATH_TEST)
   // Either the user wants Google Test to catch exceptions thrown by the
   // tests or this is executing in the context of death test child
   // process. In either case the user does not want to see pop-up dialogs