diff --git a/tests/test_file_download.py b/tests/test_file_download.py
index d7e741ae9ea..55f97f52523 100644
--- a/tests/test_file_download.py
+++ b/tests/test_file_download.py
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ def test_download_from_a_gated_repo_with_hf_hub_download(self):
                     cache_dir=tmpdir,
                 )
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(os.name == "nt", "Lock files are always deleted on Windows.")
     @unittest.skipIf(os.name == "nt", "Lock files are always deleted on Windows.")
     def test_keep_lock_file(self):
         """Lock files should be kept if HF_HUB_KEEP_LOCK_FILES is True."""