diff --git a/test/simple/test-cluster-disconnect-race.js b/test/simple/test-cluster-disconnect-race.js
index fdf53b967c92bc..e55edac00dd533 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-cluster-disconnect-race.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-cluster-disconnect-race.js
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ var net = require('net');
 var cluster = require('cluster');
 cluster.schedulingPolicy = cluster.SCHED_NONE;
 
+if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+  console.log('1..0 # Skipped: This test does not apply to Windows.');
+  return;
+}
+
 if (cluster.isMaster) {
   var worker1, worker2;