diff --git a/pkg/filenotify/poller_test.go b/pkg/filenotify/poller_test.go
index 49e6e6486c..0715c25868 100644
--- a/pkg/filenotify/poller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/filenotify/poller_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ func TestPollerAddRemove(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPollerEvent(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("No chmod on Windows")
+	}
 	w := NewPollingWatcher()
 
 	f, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "test-poller")