diff --git a/extra/ping/ping-tests.factor b/extra/ping/ping-tests.factor
index e9fc20e54c..5c4cc6e54d 100644
--- a/extra/ping/ping-tests.factor
+++ b/extra/ping/ping-tests.factor
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
-USING: continuations destructors io.sockets kernel ping
-tools.test ;
+USING: continuations destructors io.sockets kernel math.order
+ping system system-info tools.test ;
 IN: ping.tests
 
-[ ] [ "localhost" ping drop ] unit-test
-[ t ] [ "localhost" alive? ] unit-test
-[ t ] [ "127.0.0.1" alive? ] unit-test
-[ f ] [ "0.0.0.0" alive? ] unit-test
+! { 5 1 } is xp
+: test-ping? ( -- ? )
+    os windows?
+    os-version { 5 1 } after? and not ;
+
+test-ping? [
+    [ ] [ "localhost" ping drop ] unit-test
+    [ t ] [ "localhost" alive? ] unit-test
+    [ t ] [ "127.0.0.1" alive? ] unit-test
+    [ f ] [ "0.0.0.0" alive? ] unit-test
+] when
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