diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/ESIMD/hardware_dispatch.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/ESIMD/hardware_dispatch.cpp
index d1d91f871c8d7..e10af45f2ae73 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/ESIMD/hardware_dispatch.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/ESIMD/hardware_dispatch.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 // UNSUPPORTED: esimd_emulator
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=intel_gpu_bdw %s -o %t.out
 // RUN: %t.out
-// TODO: remove XFAIL when the fix in GPU RT is pulled into CI
-// XFAIL: *
+// TODO: remove XFAIL when the fix in GPU RT for Windows is updated on CI
+// machines
+// XFAIL: windows
 // This is basic test to test hardware dispatch functionality with ESIMD.
 
 #include <iostream>