diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/certificate_trust_win.cc b/atom/browser/ui/certificate_trust_win.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..409bcae2e0c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/certificate_trust_win.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013 GitHub, Inc.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the MIT license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "atom/browser/ui/certificate_trust.h"
+
+#include <windows.h>  // windows.h must be included first
+
+namespace certificate_trust {
+
+
+}  // namespace certificate_trust
diff --git a/filenames.gypi b/filenames.gypi
index 8f14b298837b..720209d663ef 100644
--- a/filenames.gypi
+++ b/filenames.gypi
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@
       'atom/browser/ui/atom_menu_model.h',
       'atom/browser/ui/certificate_trust.h',
       'atom/browser/ui/certificate_trust_mac.mm',
+      'atom/browser/ui/certificate_trust_win.cc',
       'atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.h',
       'atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.mm',
       'atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_touch_bar.h',