diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sysconfig.py b/Lib/test/test_sysconfig.py
index 428379c..0538592 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sysconfig.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sysconfig.py
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@
             _main()
         self.assertTrue(len(output.getvalue().split('\n')) > 0)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform == "win32", "Does not apply to Windows")
     def test_ldshared_value(self):
         ldflags = sysconfig.get_config_var('LDFLAGS')
         ldshared = sysconfig.get_config_var('LDSHARED')