diff --git a/mediarepo-api/src/client_api/protocol.rs b/mediarepo-api/src/client_api/protocol.rs
index 3efd2fa..924ee65 100644
--- a/mediarepo-api/src/client_api/protocol.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-api/src/client_api/protocol.rs
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ impl AsyncProtocolStream for ApiProtocolStream {
             }
             #[cfg(not(unix))]
             {
+                use rmp_ipc::prelude::IPCError;
                 Err(IPCError::BuildError(
                     "The address can not be made into a socket address".to_string(),
                 ))