diff --git a/packages/lsp/lsp-local/tests/instance.spec.ts b/packages/lsp/lsp-local/tests/instance.spec.ts
index aeb6410e61..343233c4f5 100644
--- a/packages/lsp/lsp-local/tests/instance.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/lsp/lsp-local/tests/instance.spec.ts
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ describe('LspInstance disposal', () => {
     await expect(instance.dispose()).resolves.toBeUndefined()
   })
 
-  it('awaits a surviving process-group helper on every concurrent dispose', async () => {
+  it.skipIf(process.platform === 'win32')('awaits a surviving process-group helper on every concurrent dispose', async () => {
     const marker = join(root, 'helper.pid')
     const helper = 'process.on("SIGTERM",()=>{});setInterval(()=>{},1000);'
     const script = 'const{spawn}=require("node:child_process");const{writeFileSync}=require("node:fs");'