diff --git a/src/net/azib/ipscan/core/net/PingerRegistryImpl.java b/src/net/azib/ipscan/core/net/PingerRegistryImpl.java
index 5946ec65..c33b20e5 100755
--- a/src/net/azib/ipscan/core/net/PingerRegistryImpl.java
+++ b/src/net/azib/ipscan/core/net/PingerRegistryImpl.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class PingerRegistryImpl implements PingerRegistry {
 		this.scannerConfig = scannerConfig;
 		
 		pingers = new LinkedHashMap<String, Class<? extends Pinger>>();
-		if (Platform.WINDOWS) {
+		if (Platform.WINDOWS && !Platform.ARCH_64) {
 			// this will be the preferred choice for Windows users
 			pingers.put("pinger.windows", WindowsPinger.class);
 		}