diff --git a/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing_fork.py b/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing_fork.py
index daadcd3cc31..5000edb7c5c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing_fork.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing_fork.py
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 if support.PGO:
     raise unittest.SkipTest("test is not helpful for PGO")
 
+if sys.platform == "win32":
+    raise unittest.SkipTest("fork is not available on Windows")
+
 if sys.platform == 'darwin':
     raise unittest.SkipTest("test may crash on macOS (bpo-33725)")
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing_forkserver.py b/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing_forkserver.py
index 407bb3f9b69..6ad5faf9e8a 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing_forkserver.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing_forkserver.py
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import unittest
 import test._test_multiprocessing
 
+import sys
 from test import support
 
 if support.PGO:
     raise unittest.SkipTest("test is not helpful for PGO")
 
+if sys.platform == "win32":
+    raise unittest.SkipTest("forkserver is not available on Windows")
+
 test._test_multiprocessing.install_tests_in_module_dict(globals(), 'forkserver')
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':