diff --git a/mysql-test/lib/My/Platform.pm b/mysql-test/lib/My/Platform.pm
index bcd2401423d..b934b08f522 100644
--- a/mysql-test/lib/My/Platform.pm
+++ b/mysql-test/lib/My/Platform.pm
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ sub check_socket_path_length {
   my ($path)= @_;
   my $truncated= 0;
 
+  return 0 if IS_WINDOWS;
+
   require IO::Socket::UNIX;
 
   my $sock = new IO::Socket::UNIX