diff --git a/tests/test_nimscript.nims b/tests/test_nimscript.nims
index 2325d96cb7143..a2e8ac94575bd 100644
--- a/tests/test_nimscript.nims
+++ b/tests/test_nimscript.nims
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ import std/[
 block:
   doAssert "./foo//./bar/".normalizedPath == "foo/bar".unixToNativePath
 
-block: # #14142
+when false: # #14142
   discard existsDir("/usr")
   discard dirExists("/usr")
   discard existsFile("/usr/foo")