diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 4f3360c..ae280ff 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ end
 desc "Generate jekyll site"
 task :generate do
   raise "### You haven't set anything up yet. First run `rake install` to set up an Octopress theme." unless File.directory?(source_dir)
-  puts '## Setting the codepage to 65001'
-  `chcp 65001`
+  if (/cygwin|mswin|mingw|bccwin|wince|emx/ =~ RUBY_PLATFORM) != nil
+    puts '## Set the codepage to 65001 for Windows machines'
+    `chcp 65001`
+  end
   puts "## Generating Site with Jekyll"
   system "compass compile --css-dir #{source_dir}/stylesheets"
   system "jekyll"