diff --git a/lib/std/tar/test.zig b/lib/std/tar/test.zig
index be840f5ddc0987df75452831410c3f35e343a457..28254b77737da5e4532572a321f83263a904907c 100644
--- a/lib/std/tar/test.zig
+++ b/lib/std/tar/test.zig
@@ -454,6 +454,9 @@ test "tar case sensitivity" {
 }
 
 test "tar pipeToFileSystem" {
+    const builtin = @import("builtin");
+    if (builtin.os.tag == .windows) return error.SkipZigTest;
+
     // $ tar tvf
     //    pipe_to_file_system_test/
     //    pipe_to_file_system_test/b/