diff --git a/src/libstd/net_tcp.rs b/src/libstd/net_tcp.rs
index 1177ca4d69d5..f7a3cd3833bb 100644
--- a/src/libstd/net_tcp.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/net_tcp.rs
@@ -1317,7 +1317,9 @@ pub mod test {
             fn test_gl_tcp_server_access_denied() unsafe {
                 impl_gl_tcp_ipv4_server_access_denied();
             }
+            // Strange failure on Windows. --pcwalton
             #[test]
+            #[ignore(cfg(target_os = "windows"))]
             fn test_gl_tcp_ipv4_server_client_reader_writer() {
                 impl_gl_tcp_ipv4_server_client_reader_writer();
             }
@@ -1358,6 +1360,7 @@ pub mod test {
             }
             #[test]
             #[ignore(cfg(target_os = "linux"))]
+            #[ignore(cfg(target_os = "windows"))]
             fn test_gl_tcp_ipv4_server_client_reader_writer() {
                 impl_gl_tcp_ipv4_server_client_reader_writer();
             }