diff --git a/src/libcore/io.rs b/src/libcore/io.rs
index fc9b9a4e8891..a498adc1788c 100644
--- a/src/libcore/io.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/io.rs
@@ -1203,6 +1203,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     #[should_fail]
+    #[ignore(cfg(windows))]
     fn test_read_buffer_too_small() {
         let path = &Path("tmp/lib-io-test-read-buffer-too-small.tmp");
         // ensure the file exists