diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6f28ac4ed..9534f48ec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -143,11 +143,15 @@ cross-compile-all:
 	make cross-compile-linux-arm32v7
 	make cross-compile-linux-arm32v6
 
-# ensures a file is present in ui/v2.5/build since this is required
-# for the embedded ui library
+.PHONY: touch-ui
 touch-ui:
+ifndef IS_WIN_SHELL
 	@mkdir -p ui/v2.5/build
 	@touch ui/v2.5/build/index.html
+else
+	@if not exist "ui\\v2.5\\build" mkdir ui\\v2.5\\build
+	@type nul >> ui/v2.5/build/index.html
+endif
 
 # Regenerates GraphQL files
 generate: generate-backend generate-frontend