diff --git a/tokio/Cargo.toml b/tokio/Cargo.toml
index 9fa7f2394..ab0d8ecfe 100644
--- a/tokio/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tokio/Cargo.toml
@@ -124,10 +124,14 @@ optional = true
 [dev-dependencies]
 tokio-test = { version = "0.2.0" }
 futures = { version = "0.3.0", features = ["async-await"] }
-loom = { version = "0.2.13", features = ["futures", "checkpoint"] }
 proptest = "0.9.4"
 tempfile = "3.1.0"
 
+# loom is currently not compiling on windows.
+# See: https://github.com/Xudong-Huang/generator-rs/issues/19
+[target.'cfg(not(windows))'.dev-dependencies]
+loom = { version = "0.2.13", features = ["futures", "checkpoint"] }
+
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
 rustdoc-args = ["--cfg", "docsrs"]