diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7b3866154..47e783744 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ Logos:
 
 Bugfixes:
 * `--logo-type` now does accept `iterm` too (@CarterLi, #374)
- 
+
 Other:
 * Fixed a Typo in iterm error message (@jessebot, #376)
+* Don't try to load config file in `/etc` (Windows) (@jessebot, #376)
 
 # 1.8.2
 
diff --git a/src/fastfetch.c b/src/fastfetch.c
index f5c522864..b7a9c8cb8 100644
--- a/src/fastfetch.c
+++ b/src/fastfetch.c
@@ -1423,7 +1423,10 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv)
     ffStrbufInitA(&data.structure, 256);
     data.loadUserConfig = true;
 
+    #ifndef _WIN32
     parseConfigFileSystem(&instance, &data);
+    #endif
+
     parseConfigFileUser(&instance, &data);
     parseArguments(&instance, &data, argc, argv);