diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d2d77926a..1eefc9938 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,9 +20,15 @@ option(ICINGA2_WITH_COMPAT "Build the compat module" ON)
 option(ICINGA2_WITH_LIVESTATUS "Build the Livestatus module" ON)
 option(ICINGA2_WITH_NOTIFICATION "Build the notification module" ON)
 option(ICINGA2_WITH_PERFDATA "Build the perfdata module" ON)
-option(ICINGA2_WITH_ICINGADB "Build the IcingaDB module" ON)
 option(ICINGA2_WITH_TESTS "Run unit tests" ON)
 
+# IcingaDB only is supported on modern Linux/Unix master systems
+if(NOT WIN32)
+  option(ICINGA2_WITH_ICINGADB "Build the IcingaDB module" ON)
+else()
+  option(ICINGA2_WITH_ICINGADB "Build the IcingaDB module" OFF)
+endif()
+
 option (USE_SYSTEMD
  "Configure icinga as native systemd service instead of a SysV initscript" OFF)