diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e04de450f..b065162c7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -85,6 +85,28 @@
       </plugins>
     </build>
    </profile>
+   <profile>
+    <id>windows</id>
+    <activation>
+      <os>
+        <family>windows</family>
+      </os>
+    </activation>
+    <build>
+      <plugins>
+	<plugin>
+	  <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
+	  <artifactId>target-platform-configuration</artifactId>
+	  <version>${tycho-version}</version>
+	  <configuration>
+	    <dependency-resolution>
+              <optionalDependencies>ignore</optionalDependencies>
+	    </dependency-resolution>
+	  </configuration>
+	</plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </build>
+   </profile>
   </profiles>
 
   <build>