diff --git a/src/SerialPort.cpp b/src/SerialPort.cpp
index 6fbb1847..05a3fbec 100644
--- a/src/SerialPort.cpp
+++ b/src/SerialPort.cpp
@@ -285,12 +285,15 @@ namespace LibSerial
          */
         int GetNumberOfBytesAvailable() ;
 
+#ifdef __linux__
         /**
          * @brief Gets a list of available serial ports.
          * @return Returns a std::vector of std::strings with the name of
          *         each available serial port.
          */
         std::vector<std::string> GetAvailableSerialPorts() const ;
+#endif
+
         /**
          * @brief Reads the specified number of bytes from the serial port.
          *        The method will timeout if no data is received in the
@@ -679,11 +682,13 @@ namespace LibSerial
         return mImpl->GetNumberOfBytesAvailable() ;
     }
 
+#ifdef __linux__
     std::vector<std::string>
     SerialPort::GetAvailableSerialPorts() const
     {
         return mImpl->GetAvailableSerialPorts() ;
     }
+#endif
 
     void
     SerialPort::Read(DataBuffer& dataBuffer,
@@ -1858,6 +1863,7 @@ namespace LibSerial
         return number_of_bytes_available ;
     }
 
+#ifdef __linux__
     inline
     std::vector<std::string>
     SerialPort::Implementation::GetAvailableSerialPorts() const
@@ -1902,6 +1908,7 @@ namespace LibSerial
 
         return serial_port_names ;
     }
+#endif
 
     inline
     void
diff --git a/src/SerialStreamBuf.cpp b/src/SerialStreamBuf.cpp
index 09202c1d..9f1afba0 100644
--- a/src/SerialStreamBuf.cpp
+++ b/src/SerialStreamBuf.cpp
@@ -283,12 +283,14 @@ namespace LibSerial
          */
         int GetNumberOfBytesAvailable() ;
 
+#ifdef __linux__
         /**
          * @brief Gets a list of available serial ports.
          * @return Returns a std::vector of std::strings with the name of
          *         each available serial port.
          */
         std::vector<std::string> GetAvailableSerialPorts() const ;
+#endif
 
         /**
          * @brief Writes up to n characters from the character sequence at
@@ -590,11 +592,13 @@ namespace LibSerial
         return mImpl->GetNumberOfBytesAvailable() ;
     }
 
+#ifdef __linux__
     std::vector<std::string>
     SerialStreamBuf::GetAvailableSerialPorts() const
     {
         return mImpl->GetAvailableSerialPorts() ;
     }
+#endif
 
     std::streambuf*
     SerialStreamBuf::setbuf(char_type* character, std::streamsize numberOfBytes)
@@ -924,12 +928,14 @@ namespace LibSerial
         return mSerialPort.GetNumberOfBytesAvailable() ;
     }
 
+#ifdef __linux__
     inline
     std::vector<std::string>
     SerialStreamBuf::Implementation::GetAvailableSerialPorts() const
     {
         return mSerialPort.GetAvailableSerialPorts() ;
     }
+#endif
 
     inline
     std::streamsize
diff --git a/src/libserial/SerialPort.h b/src/libserial/SerialPort.h
index 19a6fcc5..229b369c 100644
--- a/src/libserial/SerialPort.h
+++ b/src/libserial/SerialPort.h
@@ -297,12 +297,14 @@ namespace LibSerial
          */
         int GetNumberOfBytesAvailable() ;
 
+#ifdef __linux__
         /**
          * @brief Gets a list of available serial ports.
          * @return Returns a std::vector of std::strings with the name of
          *         each available serial port.
          */
         std::vector<std::string> GetAvailableSerialPorts() const ;
+#endif
 
         /**
          * @brief Reads the specified number of bytes from the serial port.
diff --git a/src/libserial/SerialStreamBuf.h b/src/libserial/SerialStreamBuf.h
index f2de97e5..8843c9fe 100644
--- a/src/libserial/SerialStreamBuf.h
+++ b/src/libserial/SerialStreamBuf.h
@@ -300,12 +300,14 @@ namespace LibSerial
          */
         int GetNumberOfBytesAvailable() ;
 
+#ifdef __linux__
         /**
          * @brief Gets a list of available serial ports.
          * @return Returns a std::vector of std::strings with the name of
          *         each available serial port. 
          */
         std::vector<std::string> GetAvailableSerialPorts() const ;
+#endif
 
     protected:
 
diff --git a/test/SerialPortUnitTests.cpp b/test/SerialPortUnitTests.cpp
index 64022b4d..984ceeb3 100644
--- a/test/SerialPortUnitTests.cpp
+++ b/test/SerialPortUnitTests.cpp
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ SerialPortUnitTests::testSerialPortGetNumberOfBytesAvailable()
     ASSERT_FALSE(serialPort2.IsOpen()) ;
 }
 
+#ifdef __linux__
 void
 SerialPortUnitTests::testSerialPortGetAvailableSerialPorts()
 {
@@ -804,6 +805,7 @@ SerialPortUnitTests::testSerialPortGetAvailableSerialPorts()
     ASSERT_FALSE(serialPort1.IsOpen()) ;
     ASSERT_FALSE(serialPort2.IsOpen()) ;
 }
+#endif
 
 void
 SerialPortUnitTests::testSerialPortReadDataBufferWriteDataBuffer()
@@ -1234,6 +1236,7 @@ TEST_F(SerialPortUnitTests, testSerialPortGetNumberOfBytesAvailable)
     }
 }
 
+#ifdef __linux__
 TEST_F(SerialPortUnitTests, testSerialPortGetAvailableSerialPorts)
 {
     SCOPED_TRACE("Serial Port GetAvailableSerialPorts() Test") ;
@@ -1243,6 +1246,7 @@ TEST_F(SerialPortUnitTests, testSerialPortGetAvailableSerialPorts)
         testSerialPortGetAvailableSerialPorts() ;
     }
 }
+#endif
 
 TEST_F(SerialPortUnitTests, testSerialPortReadDataBufferWriteDataBuffer)
 {
diff --git a/test/SerialPortUnitTests.h b/test/SerialPortUnitTests.h
index 3da68af4..2a649c81 100644
--- a/test/SerialPortUnitTests.h
+++ b/test/SerialPortUnitTests.h
@@ -166,10 +166,12 @@ namespace LibSerial
          */
         void testSerialPortGetNumberOfBytesAvailable() ;
 
+#ifdef __linux__
         /**
          * @brief Tests for correct functionality of the GetAvailableSerialPorts() method.
          */
         void testSerialPortGetAvailableSerialPorts() ;
+#endif
 
         /**
          * @brief Tests for correct functionality of the ReadDataBuffer() and WriteDataBuffer() methods.
diff --git a/test/SerialStreamUnitTests.cpp b/test/SerialStreamUnitTests.cpp
index 7f766356..21d6e73d 100644
--- a/test/SerialStreamUnitTests.cpp
+++ b/test/SerialStreamUnitTests.cpp
@@ -804,6 +804,7 @@ SerialStreamUnitTests::testSerialStreamGetNumberOfBytesAvailable()
     ASSERT_FALSE(serialStream2.IsOpen()) ;
 }
 
+#ifdef __linux__
 void
 SerialStreamUnitTests::testSerialStreamGetAvailableSerialPorts()
 {
@@ -826,6 +827,7 @@ SerialStreamUnitTests::testSerialStreamGetAvailableSerialPorts()
     ASSERT_FALSE(serialStream1.IsOpen()) ;
     ASSERT_FALSE(serialStream2.IsOpen()) ;
 }
+#endif
 
 void
 SerialStreamUnitTests::testSerialStreamReadByteWriteByte()
@@ -1143,6 +1145,7 @@ TEST_F(SerialStreamUnitTests, testSerialStreamGetNumberOfBytesAvailable)
     }
 }
 
+#ifdef __linux__
 TEST_F(SerialStreamUnitTests, testSerialStreamGetAvailableSerialPorts)
 {
     SCOPED_TRACE("Serial Stream GetAvailableSerialPorts() Test") ;
@@ -1152,6 +1155,7 @@ TEST_F(SerialStreamUnitTests, testSerialStreamGetAvailableSerialPorts)
         testSerialStreamGetAvailableSerialPorts() ;
     }
 }
+#endif
 
 TEST_F(SerialStreamUnitTests, testSerialStreamReadByteWriteByte)
 {
diff --git a/test/SerialStreamUnitTests.h b/test/SerialStreamUnitTests.h
index f5f0156c..03439152 100644
--- a/test/SerialStreamUnitTests.h
+++ b/test/SerialStreamUnitTests.h
@@ -167,10 +167,12 @@ namespace LibSerial
          */
         void testSerialStreamGetNumberOfBytesAvailable() ;
 
+#ifdef __linux__
         /**
          * @brief Tests for correct functionality of the GetAvailableSerialPorts() method.
          */
         void testSerialStreamGetAvailableSerialPorts() ;
+#endif
 
         /**
          * @brief Tests for correct functionality of the ReadByte() and WriteByte() methods.