diff --git a/tests/test-util-sockets.c b/tests/test-util-sockets.c
index af9f5c0c70..1bbb16d9b1 100644
--- a/tests/test-util-sockets.c
+++ b/tests/test-util-sockets.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int monitor_vprintf(Monitor *mon, const char *fmt, va_list ap) { abort(); }
 void monitor_init_qmp(Chardev *chr, bool pretty, Error **errp) {}
 void monitor_init_hmp(Chardev *chr, bool use_readline, Error **errp) {}
 
-
+#ifndef _WIN32
 static void test_socket_fd_pass_name_good(void)
 {
     SocketAddress addr;
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ static void test_socket_fd_pass_num_nocli(void)
 
     g_free(addr.u.fd.str);
 }
+#endif
 
 #ifdef __linux__
 static gchar *abstract_sock_name;
@@ -321,6 +322,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     bool has_ipv4, has_ipv6;
 
+    qemu_init_main_loop(&error_abort);
     socket_init();
 
     g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
@@ -340,6 +342,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                         test_fd_is_socket_bad);
         g_test_add_func("/util/socket/is-socket/good",
                         test_fd_is_socket_good);
+#ifndef _WIN32
         g_test_add_func("/socket/fd-pass/name/good",
                         test_socket_fd_pass_name_good);
         g_test_add_func("/socket/fd-pass/name/bad",
@@ -352,6 +355,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                         test_socket_fd_pass_num_bad);
         g_test_add_func("/socket/fd-pass/num/nocli",
                         test_socket_fd_pass_num_nocli);
+#endif
     }
 
 #ifdef __linux__