diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml
index 75fe129d51..f2de61aa7e 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml
@@ -259,6 +259,35 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>build-java-17-windows</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
+                <jdk>17</jdk>
+                <os>
+                    <family>Windows</family>
+                </os>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <!-- Avoids occasional segfault. -->
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>${version.plugin.surefire}</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <excludes>
+                                <exclude>net.bytebuddy.description.type.TypeDescriptionArrayProjectionTest</exclude>
+                                <exclude>net.bytebuddy.description.annotation.AnnotationDescriptionForLoadedAnnotationTest</exclude>
+                                <exclude>net.bytebuddy.description.annotation.AnnotationDescriptionForLoadedAnnotationDifferentClassLoaderTest</exclude>
+                                <exclude>net.bytebuddy.description.annotation.AnnotationDescriptionLatentTest</exclude>
+                                <exclude>net.bytebuddy.pool.TypePoolDefaultAnnotationDescriptionTest</exclude>
+                            </excludes>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>extras</id>
             <activation>