diff --git a/Tests/base/NSURLSession/test01.m b/Tests/base/NSURLSession/test01.m
index 3fd8c8c6e..8a2e9fe0a 100644
--- a/Tests/base/NSURLSession/test01.m
+++ b/Tests/base/NSURLSession/test01.m
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ int main()
   NSString                      *params;
   MyDelegate                    *object;
 
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+  NSLog(@"Marking nonexistant host test as hopeful on Windows as it seems to be broken");
+  testHopeful = YES;
+#endif
+
   object = AUTORELEASE([MyDelegate new]);
   mainQueue = [NSOperationQueue mainQueue];
   defaultConfigObject = [NSURLSessionConfiguration defaultSessionConfiguration];
@@ -126,6 +131,10 @@ int main()
   PASS([object->taskError code] == NSURLErrorCannotConnectToHost,
     "unable to connect to host")
 
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+  testHopeful = NO;
+#endif
+
 #endif
   END_SET("NSURLSession test01")
   return 0;