diff --git a/test/cmdlineargs.jl b/test/cmdlineargs.jl
index 730201f80bf5a4..37476f4771c917 100644
--- a/test/cmdlineargs.jl
+++ b/test/cmdlineargs.jl
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ let exename = joinpath(JULIA_HOME, (ccall(:jl_is_debugbuild, Cint, ()) == 0 ? "j
     @test readall(`$exename -v`) == readall(`$exename --version`)
 
     # --help
-    @test startswith(readall(`$exename -h`), "julia [options] [program] [args...]")
-    @test startswith(readall(`$exename --help`), "julia [options] [program] [args...]")
+    @unix_only begin
+        @test startswith(readall(`$exename -h`), "julia [options] [program] [args...]")
+        @test startswith(readall(`$exename --help`), "julia [options] [program] [args...]")
+    end
 
     # --quiet
     # This flag is indirectly tested in test/repl.jl