diff --git a/compiler/fn.v b/compiler/fn.v
index 19ef378ab3..1d70c7ca9a 100644
--- a/compiler/fn.v
+++ b/compiler/fn.v
@@ -808,11 +808,13 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fn_call_args(f mut Fn) *Fn {
 		// (If we don't check for void, then V will compile `println(func())`) 
 		if i == 0 && f.name == 'println' && typ != 'string' && typ != 'void' {
 			T := p.table.find_type(typ)
-			fmt := p.typ_to_fmt(typ, 0) 
-			if fmt != '' { 
-				p.cgen.resetln(p.cgen.cur_line.replace('println (', '/*opt*/printf ("' + fmt + '\\n", '))
-				continue 
-			}  
+			$if !windows {
+				fmt := p.typ_to_fmt(typ, 0)
+				if fmt != '' {
+					p.cgen.resetln(p.cgen.cur_line.replace('println (', '/*opt*/printf ("' + fmt + '\\n", '))
+					continue 
+				}
+			}
 			if typ.ends_with('*') {
 				p.cgen.set_placeholder(ph, 'ptr_str(')
 				p.gen(')')
diff --git a/compiler/parser.v b/compiler/parser.v
index 3eb43faa76..751837cc60 100644
--- a/compiler/parser.v
+++ b/compiler/parser.v
@@ -2395,12 +2395,14 @@ fn (p mut Parser) string_expr() {
 		return
 	}
 	// println: don't allocate a new string, just print	it. 
-	cur_line := p.cgen.cur_line.trim_space()
-	if cur_line.contains('println (') && p.tok != .plus && 
-		!cur_line.contains('string_add') && !cur_line.contains('eprintln') {
-		p.cgen.resetln(cur_line.replace('println (', 'printf('))
-		p.gen('$format\\n$args')
-		return
+	$if !windows {
+		cur_line := p.cgen.cur_line.trim_space()
+		if cur_line.contains('println (') && p.tok != .plus &&
+			!cur_line.contains('string_add') && !cur_line.contains('eprintln') {
+			p.cgen.resetln(cur_line.replace('println (', 'printf('))
+			p.gen('$format\\n$args')
+			return
+		}
 	}
 	// '$age'! means the user wants this to be a tmp string (uses global buffer, no allocation,
 	// won't be used	again)