diff --git a/test cases/vala/11 generated vapi/meson.build b/test cases/vala/11 generated vapi/meson.build
index d5f38cad6..9e1303d3a 100644
--- a/test cases/vala/11 generated vapi/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/vala/11 generated vapi/meson.build	
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 project('vapi-test', ['c', 'vala'])
 
+if host_machine.system() == 'cygwin'
+  error('MESON_SKIP_TEST Does not work with the Vala currently packaged in cygwin')
+endif
+
 gnome = import('gnome')
 subdir('libfoo')
 subdir('libbar')
diff --git a/test cases/vala/11 generated vapi/test.json b/test cases/vala/11 generated vapi/test.json
index 1a742aa89..1407afffb 100644
--- a/test cases/vala/11 generated vapi/test.json	
+++ b/test cases/vala/11 generated vapi/test.json	
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
     {"type": "file", "file": "usr/share/vala/vapi/foo-1.0.deps"},
     {"type": "file", "file": "usr/share/vala/vapi/bar-1.0.vapi"},
     {"type": "file", "file": "usr/share/vala/vapi/bar-1.0.deps"}
-  ]
+  ],
+  "expect_skip_on_jobname": ["cygwin"]
 }