diff --git a/test/test_run.py b/test/test_run.py
index 1e60dd593..783fd4656 100644
--- a/test/test_run.py
+++ b/test/test_run.py
@@ -308,7 +308,9 @@ def check_env_matrix(env_build, env_nobuild):
     check_env_matrix({'SOME_TEST_VAR': ['1', '2']}, {})
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(tools.HAS_PYPY, reason="Times out randomly on pypy")
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    tools.HAS_PYPY or tools.WIN, reason="Times out randomly on pypy, buggy on windows"
+)
 def test_parallel(basic_conf_2, dummy_packages):
     tmpdir, local, conf, machine_file = basic_conf_2