diff --git a/core/dir/chdir_spec.rb b/core/dir/chdir_spec.rb
index b1fe06c2e..015386a90 100644
--- a/core/dir/chdir_spec.rb
+++ b/core/dir/chdir_spec.rb
@@ -177,27 +177,29 @@ def to_str;  DirSpecs.mock_dir; end
       dir.close
     end
 
-    it "does not raise an Errno::ENOENT if the original directory no longer exists" do
-      dir_name1 = tmp('testdir1')
-      dir_name2 = tmp('testdir2')
-      Dir.should_not.exist?(dir_name1)
-      Dir.should_not.exist?(dir_name2)
-      Dir.mkdir dir_name1
-      Dir.mkdir dir_name2
-
-      dir2 = Dir.new(dir_name2)
-
-      begin
-        Dir.chdir(dir_name1) do
-          dir2.chdir { Dir.unlink dir_name1 }
+    platform_is_not :windows do
+      it "does not raise an Errno::ENOENT if the original directory no longer exists" do
+        dir_name1 = tmp('testdir1')
+        dir_name2 = tmp('testdir2')
+        Dir.should_not.exist?(dir_name1)
+        Dir.should_not.exist?(dir_name2)
+        Dir.mkdir dir_name1
+        Dir.mkdir dir_name2
+
+        dir2 = Dir.new(dir_name2)
+
+        begin
+          Dir.chdir(dir_name1) do
+            dir2.chdir { Dir.unlink dir_name1 }
+          end
+          Dir.pwd.should == @original
+        ensure
+          Dir.unlink dir_name1 if Dir.exist?(dir_name1)
+          Dir.unlink dir_name2 if Dir.exist?(dir_name2)
         end
-        Dir.pwd.should == @original
       ensure
-        Dir.unlink dir_name1 if Dir.exist?(dir_name1)
-        Dir.unlink dir_name2 if Dir.exist?(dir_name2)
+        dir2.close
       end
-    ensure
-      dir2.close
     end
 
     it "always returns to the original directory when given a block" do