diff --git a/Lib/test/test_signal.py b/Lib/test/test_signal.py
index 3619b96e5a2..51b120be86b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_signal.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_signal.py
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 from test_support import verbose
 import signal
 import os
+import sys
+
+if sys.platform[:3] == 'win':
+    raise ImportError, "Can't test signal on Windows"
 
 
 if verbose: