diff --git a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/util/SymlinkUtilsTest.java b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/util/SymlinkUtilsTest.java
index 85c12baf4..9be037d3a 100644
--- a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/util/SymlinkUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/util/SymlinkUtilsTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 package org.apache.tools.ant.util;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ public class SymlinkUtilsTest extends TestCase {
         SymbolicLinkUtils.getSymbolicLinkUtils();
 
     public void testRootIsNoSymlink() throws IOException {
+        if (File.pathSeparatorChar == ';') {
+            return; // test is meaningless on Windows
+        }
         assertFalse(SYMLINK_UTILS.isSymbolicLink("/"));
     }