diff --git a/include/functions.php b/include/functions.php
index da87588f0..3b71eb0bd 100644
--- a/include/functions.php
+++ b/include/functions.php
@@ -1897,7 +1897,9 @@
 		date_default_timezone_set('UTC');
 		$root_dir = dirname(dirname(__FILE__));
 
-		if (file_exists("$root_dir/version_static.txt")) {
+		if ('\\' === DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) {
+			$ttrss_version = "UNKNOWN (Unsupported, Windows)";
+		} else if (file_exists("$root_dir/version_static.txt")) {
 			$ttrss_version = trim(file_get_contents("$root_dir/version_static.txt")) . " (Unsupported)";
 		} else if (is_dir("$root_dir/.git")) {
 			$rc = 0;