diff --git a/tests/extract_offsets.cc b/tests/extract_offsets.cc
index e72fddc94..4860d64ee 100644
--- a/tests/extract_offsets.cc
+++ b/tests/extract_offsets.cc
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
 
 #undef NDEBUG
 #include <assert.h>
+
+#ifndef ECCODES_ON_WINDOWS
 #include <unistd.h>
+#endif
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
diff --git a/tests/extract_offsets.sh b/tests/extract_offsets.sh
index ea43f0091..65cf98a4f 100755
--- a/tests/extract_offsets.sh
+++ b/tests/extract_offsets.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ temp2="temp.${label}.2"
 tempLog="temp.${label}.log"
 tempRef="temp.${label}.ref"
 
+if [ $ECCODES_ON_WINDOWS -eq 1 ]; then
+    echo "$0: This test is currently disabled on Windows"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
 echo "Multi-message BUFR..."
 # ---------------------------
 input=${data_dir}/bufr/aeolus_wmo_26.bufr