diff --git a/ipc/src/server.rs b/ipc/src/server.rs
index 0bddbb5bd..2592d83c6 100644
--- a/ipc/src/server.rs
+++ b/ipc/src/server.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,12 @@ impl<M: Metadata, S: Middleware<M>> ServerBuilder<M, S> {
 			}
 
 			// Make sure to construct Handle::default() inside Tokio runtime
-			let reactor = reactor.unwrap_or_else(Handle::default);
+			let reactor = if (cfg!(windows)) {
+				reactor.unwrap_or_else(Handle::current)
+			} else {
+				reactor.unwrap_or_else(Handle::default)
+			};
+
 			let connections = match endpoint.incoming(&reactor) {
 				Ok(connections) => connections,
 				Err(e) => {