diff --git a/test/cpp/common/BUILD b/test/cpp/common/BUILD
index ac82acc073e..d8128d76173 100644
--- a/test/cpp/common/BUILD
+++ b/test/cpp/common/BUILD
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ grpc_cc_test(
     external_deps = [
         "gtest",
     ],
+    tags = ["no_windows"],  # TODO(jtattermusch): fix test on windows RBE
     deps = [
         "//:grpc++_unsecure",
         "//test/core/util:grpc_test_util_unsecure",