diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/icu4c.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/icu4c.py
index 689d415..b3dfaaa 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/icu4c.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/icu4c.py
@@ -39,15 +39,16 @@ class Icu(Dependency):
                 topdir=None,
                 name=self.source_dir,
             )
-            shutil.rmtree(
-                pj(neutralEnv("source_dir"), self.source_dir, "source", "data")
-            )
-            extract_archive(
-                pj(neutralEnv("archive_dir"), self.archive_data.name),
-                pj(neutralEnv("source_dir"), self.source_dir, "source"),
-                topdir="data",
-                name="data",
-            )
+            if platform.system() != "Windows":
+                shutil.rmtree(
+                    pj(neutralEnv("source_dir"), self.source_dir, "source", "data")
+                )
+                extract_archive(
+                    pj(neutralEnv("archive_dir"), self.archive_data.name),
+                    pj(neutralEnv("source_dir"), self.source_dir, "source"),
+                    topdir="data",
+                    name="data",
+                )
             extract_archive(
                 pj(neutralEnv("archive_dir"), self.meson_patch.name),
                 neutralEnv("source_dir"),