diff --git a/mysql-test/include/not_windows_embedded.inc b/mysql-test/include/not_windows_embedded.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..46f5e0ccfce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/include/not_windows_embedded.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+let $is_win = `select convert(@@version_compile_os using latin1) IN ("Win32","Win64","Windows")`;
+let $is_embedded = `select version() like '%embedded%'`;
+#echo is_win: $is_win;
+#echo is_embedded: $is_embedded;
+if ($is_win)
+{
+  if ($is_embedded)
+  {
+    skip Not supported with embedded on windows;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index b3f1a89bd36..846f307ea97 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@ sub environment_setup {
   # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # Add the path where mysqld will find ha_example.so
   # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  if ($mysql_version_id >= 50100 && !(IS_WINDOWS && $opt_embedded_server)) {
+  if ($mysql_version_id >= 50100) {
     my $plugin_filename;
     if (IS_WINDOWS)
     {
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/plugin.test b/mysql-test/t/plugin.test
index 7fc62b445c9..788a7b336ef 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/plugin.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/plugin.test
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--source include/not_windows_embedded.inc
 --source include/have_example_plugin.inc
 
 CREATE TABLE t1(a int) ENGINE=EXAMPLE;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/plugin_load.test b/mysql-test/t/plugin_load.test
index 8555247dd71..97b2afbe219 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/plugin_load.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/plugin_load.test
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--source include/not_windows_embedded.inc
 --source include/have_example_plugin.inc
 
 SELECT @@global.example_enum_var = 'e2';