diff --git a/ext/node_grpc.cc b/ext/node_grpc.cc
index 3b0ce0d1..f600cb9d 100644
--- a/ext/node_grpc.cc
+++ b/ext/node_grpc.cc
@@ -435,9 +435,7 @@ void init(Local<Object> exports) {
   InitWriteFlags(exports);
   InitLogConstants(exports);
 
-#ifdef GRPC_UV
   grpc_pollset_work_run_loop = 0;
-#endif
 
   grpc::node::Call::Init(exports);
   grpc::node::CallCredentials::Init(exports);