diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/kernel.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/kernel.pro
index 9fb8868391..42fda6f300 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/kernel.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/kernel.pro
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ SUBDIRS=\
 
 !contains(QT_CONFIG, private_tests): SUBDIRS -= \
     qsocketnotifier
+
+# This test is only applicable on Windows
+!win32*:SUBDIRS -= qwineventnotifier
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qwineventnotifier/tst_qwineventnotifier.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qwineventnotifier/tst_qwineventnotifier.cpp
index cbe62f6662..c351167ce8 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qwineventnotifier/tst_qwineventnotifier.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qwineventnotifier/tst_qwineventnotifier.cpp
@@ -41,11 +41,7 @@
 
 
 #include <QtTest/QtTest>
-
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
 #include <private/qwineventnotifier_p.h>
-
-
 #include <qtimer.h>
 
 //TESTED_CLASS=
@@ -140,7 +136,3 @@ void tst_QWinEventNotifier::simple()
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_QWinEventNotifier)
 
 #include "tst_qwineventnotifier.moc"
-#else // non-windows systems
-QTEST_NOOP_MAIN
-#endif
-