diff --git a/src/runtime/signal_windows_test.go b/src/runtime/signal_windows_test.go
index 1dbf9628a1..33a9b92ee7 100644
--- a/src/runtime/signal_windows_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/signal_windows_test.go
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ func TestCtrlHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	const _CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE = 0x00000010
 	cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{
 		CreationFlags: _CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE,
+		HideWindow:    true,
 	}
 	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Start failed: %v", err)