diff --git a/sstables/sstable_set.cc b/sstables/sstable_set.cc
index 3b5ddc7d8a..3727337a8a 100644
--- a/sstables/sstable_set.cc
+++ b/sstables/sstable_set.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "compatible_ring_position.hh"
 #include "compaction_strategy_impl.hh"
 #include "leveled_compaction_strategy.hh"
+#include "time_window_compaction_strategy.hh"
 
 #include "sstable_set_impl.hh"
 
@@ -530,6 +531,10 @@ std::unique_ptr<sstable_set_impl> leveled_compaction_strategy::make_sstable_set(
     return std::make_unique<partitioned_sstable_set>(std::move(schema));
 }
 
+std::unique_ptr<sstable_set_impl> time_window_compaction_strategy::make_sstable_set(schema_ptr schema) const {
+    return std::make_unique<time_series_sstable_set>(std::move(schema));
+}
+
 sstable_set make_partitioned_sstable_set(schema_ptr schema, lw_shared_ptr<sstable_list> all, bool use_level_metadata) {
     return sstable_set(std::make_unique<partitioned_sstable_set>(schema, use_level_metadata), schema, std::move(all));
 }
diff --git a/sstables/time_window_compaction_strategy.hh b/sstables/time_window_compaction_strategy.hh
index acf06d821a..3b50990b22 100644
--- a/sstables/time_window_compaction_strategy.hh
+++ b/sstables/time_window_compaction_strategy.hh
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ public:
         return compaction_strategy_type::time_window;
     }
 
+    virtual std::unique_ptr<sstable_set_impl> make_sstable_set(schema_ptr schema) const override;
+
     virtual compaction_backlog_tracker& get_backlog_tracker() override {
         return _backlog_tracker;
     }