diff --git a/test/test-list.h b/test/test-list.h
index 3411c09a..55eaee1f 100644
--- a/test/test-list.h
+++ b/test/test-list.h
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ TEST_DECLARE   (tcp_connect_error_fault)
 TEST_DECLARE   (tcp_connect_timeout)
 TEST_DECLARE   (tcp_close_while_connecting)
 TEST_DECLARE   (tcp_close)
+#ifndef _WIN32
 TEST_DECLARE   (tcp_close_accept)
+#endif
 TEST_DECLARE   (tcp_flags)
 TEST_DECLARE   (tcp_write_to_half_open_connection)
 TEST_DECLARE   (tcp_unexpected_read)
@@ -358,7 +360,9 @@ TASK_LIST_START
   TEST_ENTRY  (tcp_connect_timeout)
   TEST_ENTRY  (tcp_close_while_connecting)
   TEST_ENTRY  (tcp_close)
+#ifndef _WIN32
   TEST_ENTRY  (tcp_close_accept)
+#endif
   TEST_ENTRY  (tcp_flags)
   TEST_ENTRY  (tcp_write_to_half_open_connection)
   TEST_ENTRY  (tcp_unexpected_read)
diff --git a/test/test-tcp-close-accept.c b/test/test-tcp-close-accept.c
index 10f9d919..5517aaf9 100644
--- a/test/test-tcp-close-accept.c
+++ b/test/test-tcp-close-accept.c
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
  * IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+/* this test is Unix only */
+#ifndef _WIN32
+
 #include "uv.h"
 #include "task.h"
 
@@ -181,3 +184,5 @@ TEST_IMPL(tcp_close_accept) {
   MAKE_VALGRIND_HAPPY();
   return 0;
 }
+
+#endif  /* !_WIN32 */