1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_windows.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_windows.c
index ee81dc248e..5c93d3c59e 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_windows.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_windows.c
@@ -43,12 +43,16 @@
 // workqueues.
 
 #ifdef GRPC_WORKQUEUE_REFCOUNT_DEBUG
-void grpc_workqueue_ref(grpc_workqueue *workqueue, const char *file, int line,
-                        const char *reason) {}
+grpc_workqueue *grpc_workqueue_ref(grpc_workqueue *workqueue, const char *file,
+                                   int line, const char *reason) {
+  return workqueue;
+}
 void grpc_workqueue_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue,
                           const char *file, int line, const char *reason) {}
 #else
-void grpc_workqueue_ref(grpc_workqueue *workqueue) {}
+grpc_workqueue *grpc_workqueue_ref(grpc_workqueue *workqueue) {
+  return workqueue;
+}
 void grpc_workqueue_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue) {}
 #endif