diff --git a/install/Cargo.toml b/install/Cargo.toml
index 22430602d4..627218512d 100644
--- a/install/Cargo.toml
+++ b/install/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ ring = "0.13.2"
 serde = "1.0.94"
 serde_derive = "1.0.94"
 serde_yaml = "0.8.9"
-signal-hook = "0.1.9"
 solana-client = { path = "../client", version = "0.17.0" }
 solana-config-api = { path = "../programs/config_api", version = "0.17.0" }
 solana-logger = { path = "../logger", version = "0.17.0" }
@@ -39,6 +38,9 @@ tar = "0.4.26"
 tempdir = "0.3.7"
 url = "1.7.2"
 
+[target."cfg(not(windows))".dependencies]
+signal-hook = "0.1.9"
+
 [target."cfg(windows)".dependencies]
 winapi = "0.3.7"
 winreg = "0.6"
diff --git a/install/src/command.rs b/install/src/command.rs
index a34dd647da..26be33061e 100644
--- a/install/src/command.rs
+++ b/install/src/command.rs
@@ -760,14 +760,15 @@ pub fn run(
     let mut child_option: Option<std::process::Child> = None;
     let mut now = Instant::now();
 
-    let (signal_sender, signal_receiver) = mpsc::channel();
-    if !cfg!(windows) {
+    let (_signal_sender, signal_receiver) = mpsc::channel();
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    {
         use signal_hook::{iterator::Signals, SIGTERM};
         let signals = Signals::new(&[SIGTERM]).unwrap();
         std::thread::spawn(move || {
             for sig in signals.forever() {
                 eprintln!("run: received signal {:?}", sig);
-                let _ = signal_sender.send(());
+                let _ = _signal_sender.send(());
             }
         });
     }