diff --git a/spec/integration/type/user_spec.rb b/spec/integration/type/user_spec.rb
index e89fd45a5..c908092ba 100644
--- a/spec/integration/type/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/type/user_spec.rb
@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env ruby
 require 'spec_helper'
 require 'puppet_spec/files'
 require 'puppet_spec/compiler'
 
-describe Puppet::Type.type(:user), '(integration)' do
+describe Puppet::Type.type(:user), '(integration)', :unless => Puppet.features.microsoft_windows? do
   include PuppetSpec::Files
   include PuppetSpec::Compiler
 
   context "when set to purge ssh keys from a file" do
     let(:tempfile) { file_containing('user_spec', "# comment\nssh-rsa KEY-DATA key-name") }
     # must use an existing user, or the generated key resource
     # will fail on account of an invalid user for the key
     # - root should be a safe default
     let(:manifest) { "user { 'root': purge_ssh_keys => '#{tempfile}' }" }
 
     it "should purge authorized ssh keys" do
       apply_compiled_manifest(manifest, Puppet::Graph::RandomPrioritizer.new)
       File.read(tempfile).should_not =~ /key-name/
     end
 
     context "with other prefetching resources evaluated first" do
       let(:manifest) { "host { 'test': before => User[root] } user { 'root': purge_ssh_keys => '#{tempfile}' }" }
 
       it "should purge authorized ssh keys" do
         apply_compiled_manifest(manifest, Puppet::Graph::RandomPrioritizer.new)
         File.read(tempfile).should_not =~ /key-name/
       end
     end
   end
 end