diff --git a/plugins/inputs/ping/README.md b/plugins/inputs/ping/README.md
index bab7a976b16019c217c0b7ee5512964583a7b45d..2274f42c93c78a476382b2b4aeeebe7db7debd47 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/ping/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/ping/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ urls = ["www.google.com"] # required
 ## number of pings to send per collection (ping -c <COUNT>)
 # count = 1
 ## interval, in s, at which to ping. 0 == default (ping -i <PING_INTERVAL>)
+## Not available in Windows.
 # ping_interval = 1.0
 ## per-ping timeout, in s. 0 == no timeout (ping -W <TIMEOUT>)
 # timeout = 1.0