diff --git a/library/std/tests/win_delete_self.rs b/library/std/tests/win_delete_self.rs
index 1c3ce4d710c38..ce505de69a22d 100644
--- a/library/std/tests/win_delete_self.rs
+++ b/library/std/tests/win_delete_self.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 /// Attempting to delete a running binary should return an error on Windows.
 #[test]
+#[cfg_attr(miri, ignore)] // `remove_file` does not work in Miri on Windows
 fn win_delete_self() {
     let path = std::env::current_exe().unwrap();
     assert!(std::fs::remove_file(path).is_err());