diff --git a/src/pkg/net/http/transport_test.go b/src/pkg/net/http/transport_test.go
index a7b461afeb..0eb6e63b36 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/http/transport_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/http/transport_test.go
@@ -1840,6 +1840,9 @@ func TestTransportTLSHandshakeTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 // Trying to repro golang.org/issue/3514
 func TestTLSServerClosesConnection(t *testing.T) {
 	defer afterTest(t)
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("skipping flaky test on Windows; golang.org/issue/7634")
+	}
 	closedc := make(chan bool, 1)
 	ts := httptest.NewTLSServer(HandlerFunc(func(w ResponseWriter, r *Request) {
 		if strings.Contains(r.URL.Path, "/keep-alive-then-die") {