diff --git a/pkg/watch/notify_test.go b/pkg/watch/notify_test.go
index b719cd609..1d3a7c05e 100644
--- a/pkg/watch/notify_test.go
+++ b/pkg/watch/notify_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !windows
+
 package watch
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/watch/watcher_naive_test.go b/pkg/watch/watcher_naive_test.go
index 3b3419ba2..35ec894b8 100644
--- a/pkg/watch/watcher_naive_test.go
+++ b/pkg/watch/watcher_naive_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build !darwin
+// +build !darwin,!windows
 
 package watch