diff --git a/openssl/src/ssl/tests/mod.rs b/openssl/src/ssl/tests/mod.rs
index 15811d9990de83b16c31f591f8a7ff1f89fd1e29..ce153b8ebf88a22097614734dbfeb89d119eb80e 100644
--- a/openssl/src/ssl/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/openssl/src/ssl/tests/mod.rs
@@ -1061,6 +1061,7 @@ fn refcount_ssl_context() {
 }
 
 #[test]
+#[cfg_attr(windows, ignore)] // don't have a trusted CA list easily available :(
 fn default_verify_paths() {
     let mut ctx = SslContext::new(SslMethod::Sslv23).unwrap();
     ctx.set_default_verify_paths().unwrap();