diff --git a/packages/git/src/node/dugite-git.spec.ts b/packages/git/src/node/dugite-git.spec.ts
index 6ec8cb4f98b0d..0ec6b29b0d137 100644
--- a/packages/git/src/node/dugite-git.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/git/src/node/dugite-git.spec.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { FileUri } from '@theia/core/lib/node/file-uri';
 import { WorkingDirectoryStatus, Repository, GitUtils, GitFileStatus, GitFileChange } from '../common';
 import { initRepository, createTestRepository } from 'dugite-extra/lib/command/test-helper';
 import { createGit } from './test/binding-helper';
+import { isWindows } from '@theia/core/lib/common/os';
 
 /* eslint-disable max-len, no-unused-expressions */
 
@@ -74,6 +75,11 @@ describe('git', async function (): Promise<void> {
         });
 
         it('should discover all nested repositories and the root repository which is at the workspace root', async () => {
+            if (isWindows) {
+                // https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/issues/933
+                this.skip();
+                return;
+            }
 
             const root = track.mkdirSync('discovery-test-3');
             fs.mkdirSync(path.join(root, 'BASE'));