diff --git a/src/cli.js b/src/cli.js
index 7f3fc8dd3d34..3acbaa28ac38 100644
--- a/src/cli.js
+++ b/src/cli.js
@@ -367,8 +367,13 @@ async function build() {
   let input = args['--input']
   let output = args['--output']
   let shouldWatch = args['--watch']
+  let shouldCoalesceWriteEvents = process.platform === 'win32'
   let includePostCss = args['--postcss']
 
+  // Polling interval in milliseconds
+  // Used only when coalescing add/change events on Windows
+  let pollInterval = 10
+
   // TODO: Deprecate this in future versions
   if (!input && args['_'][1]) {
     console.error('[deprecation] Running tailwindcss without -i, please provide an input file.')
@@ -748,10 +753,10 @@ async function build() {
     watcher = chokidar.watch([...contextDependencies, ...extractFileGlobs(config)], {
       ignoreInitial: true,
       awaitWriteFinish:
-        process.platform === 'win32'
+        shouldCoalesceWriteEvents
           ? {
               stabilityThreshold: 50,
-              pollInterval: 10,
+              pollInterval: pollInterval,
             }
           : false,
     })