diff --git a/src/runtime/runtime-gdb_test.go b/src/runtime/runtime-gdb_test.go
index a6dfd64abc..79f9cb3538 100644
--- a/src/runtime/runtime-gdb_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/runtime-gdb_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ func checkGdbEnvironment(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Skip("gdb does not work on darwin")
 	case "netbsd":
 		t.Skip("gdb does not work with threads on NetBSD; see golang.org/issue/22893 and gnats.netbsd.org/52548")
+	case "windows":
+		t.Skip("gdb tests fail on Windows: https://golang.org/issue/22687")
 	case "linux":
 		if runtime.GOARCH == "ppc64" {
 			t.Skip("skipping gdb tests on linux/ppc64; see golang.org/issue/17366")