diff --git a/test/suites/test_dml.py b/test/suites/test_dml.py
index e3922a10..6463778f 100644
--- a/test/suites/test_dml.py
+++ b/test/suites/test_dml.py
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ def test_05_ping(self):
         # Simple ping test
         # * No exceptions are raised
         # * Ping time > 0
+        if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
+            self.skipTest("Windows clock precision causes test to fail sometimes, see #214")
+
         self.assertTrue(self.con.ping() > 0)
         self.assertEqual(self.con.ping(notime=True), "Success")