diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 095e0aaabff..6bc8f0388aa 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ clean_libgrpc:
 
 LIBGRPC_TEST_UTIL_SRC = \
     test/core/util/grpc_profiler.c \
-    test/core/util/ipv6.c \
+    test/core/util/ipv6_posix.c \
     test/core/util/parse_hexstring.c \
     test/core/util/port_posix.c \
     test/core/util/slice_splitter.c \
diff --git a/build.json b/build.json
index c395f10772a..550f3af1a67 100644
--- a/build.json
+++ b/build.json
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
       "vs_project_guid": "{17BCAFC0-5FDC-4C94-AEB9-95F3E220614B}",
       "src": [
         "test/core/util/grpc_profiler.c",
-        "test/core/util/ipv6.c",
+        "test/core/util/ipv6_posix.c",
         "test/core/util/parse_hexstring.c",
         "test/core/util/port_posix.c",
         "test/core/util/slice_splitter.c",
diff --git a/test/core/util/ipv6.c b/test/core/util/ipv6_posix.c
similarity index 95%
rename from test/core/util/ipv6.c
rename to test/core/util/ipv6_posix.c
index 80f6a0ec911..25758f59fea 100644
--- a/test/core/util/ipv6.c
+++ b/test/core/util/ipv6_posix.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <grpc/support/port_platform.h>
+#ifdef GPR_POSIX_SOCKET
+
 #include "test/core/util/ipv6.h"
 
 #include <netinet/in.h>
@@ -53,3 +56,5 @@ int grpc_ipv6_loopback_available() {
   }
   return ok;
 }
+
+#endif  /* GPR_POSIX_SOCKET */
diff --git a/vsprojects/vs2013/grpc_test_util.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vs2013/grpc_test_util.vcxproj
index 2c706196693..fa6f5b07ae1 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vs2013/grpc_test_util.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vs2013/grpc_test_util.vcxproj
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\test\core\util\grpc_profiler.c">
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="..\..\test\core\util\ipv6.c">
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\test\core\util\ipv6_posix.c">
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\test\core\util\parse_hexstring.c">
     </ClCompile>