diff --git a/filebeat/input/filestream/filestream_test.go b/filebeat/input/filestream/filestream_test.go
index 05de20455793..329fa0ad55fb 100644
--- a/filebeat/input/filestream/filestream_test.go
+++ b/filebeat/input/filestream/filestream_test.go
@@ -110,77 +110,6 @@ func TestLogFileTruncated(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, ErrFileTruncate, err)
 }
 
-func TestLogFileRenamed(t *testing.T) {
-	f := createTestLogFile()
-	defer f.Close()
-
-	renamedFile := f.Name() + ".renamed"
-
-	reader, err := newFileReader(
-		logp.L(),
-		context.TODO(),
-		f,
-		readerConfig{},
-		closerConfig{
-			OnStateChange: stateChangeCloserConfig{
-				CheckInterval: 1 * time.Second,
-				Renamed:       true,
-			},
-		},
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("error while creating logReader: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	buf := make([]byte, 1024)
-	_, err = reader.Read(buf)
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
-
-	err = os.Rename(f.Name(), renamedFile)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("error while renaming file: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	err = readUntilError(reader)
-	os.Remove(renamedFile)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, ErrClosed, err)
-}
-
-func TestLogFileRemoved(t *testing.T) {
-	f := createTestLogFile()
-	defer f.Close()
-
-	reader, err := newFileReader(
-		logp.L(),
-		context.TODO(),
-		f,
-		readerConfig{},
-		closerConfig{
-			OnStateChange: stateChangeCloserConfig{
-				CheckInterval: 1 * time.Second,
-				Removed:       true,
-			},
-		},
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("error while creating logReader: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	buf := make([]byte, 1024)
-	_, err = reader.Read(buf)
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
-
-	err = os.Remove(f.Name())
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("error while remove file: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	err = readUntilError(reader)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, ErrClosed, err)
-}
-
 func createTestLogFile() *os.File {
 	f, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "filestream_reader_test")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/filebeat/input/filestream/filestream_test_non_windows.go b/filebeat/input/filestream/filestream_test_non_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..183d4f56f7ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filebeat/input/filestream/filestream_test_non_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+// license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+// this work for additional information regarding copyright
+// ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+// the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+// not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+// KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+// specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
+// +build !windows
+
+package filestream
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/logp"
+)
+
+// these tests are separated as one cannot delete/rename files
+// while another process is working with it on Windows
+func TestLogFileRenamed(t *testing.T) {
+	f := createTestLogFile()
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	renamedFile := f.Name() + ".renamed"
+
+	reader, err := newFileReader(
+		logp.L(),
+		context.TODO(),
+		f,
+		readerConfig{},
+		closerConfig{
+			OnStateChange: stateChangeCloserConfig{
+				CheckInterval: 1 * time.Second,
+				Renamed:       true,
+			},
+		},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error while creating logReader: %+v", err)
+	}
+
+	buf := make([]byte, 1024)
+	_, err = reader.Read(buf)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	err = os.Rename(f.Name(), renamedFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error while renaming file: %+v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = readUntilError(reader)
+	os.Remove(renamedFile)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, ErrClosed, err)
+}
+
+func TestLogFileRemoved(t *testing.T) {
+	f := createTestLogFile()
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	reader, err := newFileReader(
+		logp.L(),
+		context.TODO(),
+		f,
+		readerConfig{},
+		closerConfig{
+			OnStateChange: stateChangeCloserConfig{
+				CheckInterval: 1 * time.Second,
+				Removed:       true,
+			},
+		},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error while creating logReader: %+v", err)
+	}
+
+	buf := make([]byte, 1024)
+	_, err = reader.Read(buf)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	err = os.Remove(f.Name())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error while remove file: %+v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = readUntilError(reader)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, ErrClosed, err)
+}