diff --git a/src/ZeroLog/Utils/HighResolutionDateTime.cs b/src/ZeroLog/Utils/HighResolutionDateTime.cs
index b6fa19e5..5cc53905 100644
--- a/src/ZeroLog/Utils/HighResolutionDateTime.cs
+++ b/src/ZeroLog/Utils/HighResolutionDateTime.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ public static DateTime UtcNow
         [DebuggerStepThrough]
         private static bool CheckAvailability()
         {
+            if (!RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows))
+                return false;
+
             try
             {
 	            GetSystemTimePreciseAsFileTime(out _);