diff --git a/userspace/falco/app/actions/init_outputs.cpp b/userspace/falco/app/actions/init_outputs.cpp
index c690ec59..b3f300db 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/app/actions/init_outputs.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app/actions/init_outputs.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <io.h>
+#else
 #include <unistd.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "actions.h"
 
diff --git a/userspace/falco/app/restart_handler.cpp b/userspace/falco/app/restart_handler.cpp
index 615aa08a..615d641d 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/app/restart_handler.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app/restart_handler.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <io.h>
+#else
 #include <unistd.h>
+#endif
 #if !defined(__APPLE__)
 #include <sys/inotify.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/userspace/falco/configuration.h b/userspace/falco/configuration.h
index 47a672f6..052e4a80 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/configuration.h
+++ b/userspace/falco/configuration.h
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <io.h>
+#else
 #include <unistd.h>
+#endif
 #include <yaml-cpp/yaml.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/userspace/falco/yaml_helper.h b/userspace/falco/yaml_helper.h
index 19ff0aac..27adeb6a 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/yaml_helper.h
+++ b/userspace/falco/yaml_helper.h
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <io.h>
+#else
 #include <unistd.h>
+#endif
 #include <yaml-cpp/yaml.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>