diff --git a/codespell_lib/_codespell.py b/codespell_lib/_codespell.py
index 7198e99e9e..8e9165ff95 100644
--- a/codespell_lib/_codespell.py
+++ b/codespell_lib/_codespell.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import re
 import sys
 import textwrap
-from ctypes import wintypes
 from typing import (
     Any,
     Dict,
@@ -40,6 +39,12 @@
     Tuple,
 )
 
+if sys.platform == "win32":
+    from ctypes import wintypes
+
+    ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING = 0x0004
+    STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE = wintypes.HANDLE(-11)
+
 from ._spellchecker import Misspelling, build_dict
 from ._text_util import fix_case
 
@@ -138,10 +143,6 @@
 EX_DATAERR = 65
 EX_CONFIG = 78
 
-# Windows specific constants
-ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING = 0x0004
-STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE = wintypes.HANDLE(-11)
-
 # OPTIONS:
 #
 # ARGUMENTS: