diff --git a/gio/tests/contenttype.c b/gio/tests/contenttype.c
index 081a6f005..f280213b5 100644
--- a/gio/tests/contenttype.c
+++ b/gio/tests/contenttype.c
@@ -202,6 +202,13 @@ test_executable (void)
 {
   gchar *type;
 
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+  type = g_content_type_from_mime_type ("application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable");
+  /* FIXME: the MIME is not in the default `MIME\Database\Content Type` registry.
+   * g_assert_true (g_content_type_can_be_executable (type));
+   */
+  g_free (type);
+#else
   type = g_content_type_from_mime_type ("application/x-executable");
   g_assert_true (g_content_type_can_be_executable (type));
   g_free (type);
@@ -209,7 +216,7 @@ test_executable (void)
   type = g_content_type_from_mime_type ("text/plain");
   g_assert_true (g_content_type_can_be_executable (type));
   g_free (type);
-
+#endif
   type = g_content_type_from_mime_type ("image/png");
   g_assert_false (g_content_type_can_be_executable (type));
   g_free (type);