diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 029042e0..9fe50686 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ single [`run()`](#run) call that is controlled by the user.
 * [Install](#install)
 * [Tests](#tests)
 * [License](#license)
+* [Known issues](#known-issues)
 * [More](#more)
 
 ## Quickstart example
@@ -704,6 +705,10 @@ $ php vendor/bin/phpunit
 
 MIT, see [LICENSE file](LICENSE).
 
+## Known Issues
+* _*pecl-event*_ on Windows is not capable of accepting arbitrary file descriptor types (`EventConfig::FEATURE_FDS`).
+  Instead if an user requires this feature, _*libuv*_ should be used. [Related issue](https://github.com/reactphp/event-loop/issues/189)
+
 ## More
 
 * See our [Stream component](https://github.com/reactphp/stream) for more
diff --git a/src/ExtEventLoop.php b/src/ExtEventLoop.php
index fd403d4a..5296f0e5 100644
--- a/src/ExtEventLoop.php
+++ b/src/ExtEventLoop.php
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ public function __construct()
         }
 
         $config = new EventBaseConfig();
-        $config->requireFeatures(EventBaseConfig::FEATURE_FDS);
+		// Skip `EventBaseConfig::FEATURE_FDS` due an issue https://github.com/reactphp/event-loop/issues/189
+        if ('WIN' !== strtoupper(substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3))) {
+            $config->requireFeatures(EventBaseConfig::FEATURE_FDS);
+        }
 
         $this->eventBase = new EventBase($config);
         $this->futureTickQueue = new FutureTickQueue();